Vallentuna Municipality

Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Vallentuna kommun


county=Stockholm County
province=Uppland
capital=Vallentuna


arearank=222nd
area=371.19
arealand=360.06
populationrank=86th
population=27,868
densityrank=68th
populationdensity=77.4
website=http://www.vallentuna.se/
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006

Vallentuna Municipality ("Vallentuna kommun") is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vallentuna.

The current municipality was established as a result of the municipal reform of 1971. Its coat of arms depicts an eagle, a broad axe and two stars.

Geography

The geography is still dominated by nature and agriculture and some lakes and streams, besides the urban areas. Many houses are one family houses.

Localities

The seat of the municipality is in Vallentuna, which is a contigous built-up area, partly situated in Täby Municipality. There are also smaller localities, such as Brottby, Karby, Kårsta and Lindholmen.

Present

Vallentuna has been expanding in recent years, and is one of the municipalities of the county that grows fastest every year, with more than 2% yearly, and has now doubled since 1971. Many people settle in Vallentuna because it is close to nature, and yet allows them to commute to their work places, both in Stockholm (to where the commuter gets you in 30 minutes) and elsewhere. In total, about 9,000 people commute from Vallentuna to other municipalities, while about 2,000 people commute into Vallentuna.

Public transportation

The municipality is served by the Stockholm public transport system through SL. There are nine stops on the narrow gauge Roslagsbanan suburban railway as well as a bus network.

chools and education

All over the central part of Vallentuna you can find schools of different sorts, there is a cultureschool (Kulturskolan) that specialises in teaching music. Vallentunas "Högstadie skolor" (aimed for kids ages 12-16) are Hjälmstaskolan, Hammarbackskolan, Bällstaberg and Vallentuna Friskola.

External links

* [http://www.vallentuna.se/ Vallentuna Municipality] - Official site