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29-543: Abrahamsberg was originally part of the Ulvsunda estate. It takes its name from Gustaf Abraham Pihl (born 1829), who moved in the mid-19th century into the so-called " dragoon 's cottage", which was probably built in the early 18th century and is now one of the last remaining soldiers' cottages in the area, and his son, Abraham Pihl the younger; in 1889 Pihl built a brick house nearby, in which his son lived after him, and this house came to be known as Abrahamsberg and gave its name to

58-445: A former clergy house may be known as the "Old Manse". There are a number of more specific terms whose use depends on the rank of the occupant, the denomination, and the locality. Above the parish level, a bishop's house was traditionally called a " Bishop's palace ", a dean 's residence is known as a deanery , and a canon lives in a canonry or "canon's house". Other clerical titles have different names for their houses. A parsonage

87-580: A very diverse but at the same time cohesive settlement in Ulvsunda. Street names related to Field Marshal Lennart Torstenson Some streets within Ulvsunda are named after Field Marshal Lennart Torstenson , who built Ulvsunda Castle and was the owner of the estate in 1644-1645, when the castle was built. Some examples of roads in Ulvsunda district related to Torstenson and his estate are Fältmarskalkens Väg (1924), Forstenavägen (1924), Hamrabacken (1930) and Restadsvägen (1924). Later owners of Ulvsunda castle include

116-505: Is a district in Bromma in western Stockholm , just east of Stockholm Bromma Airport , built around Ulvsunda Castle , a 17th-century castle. Ulvsunda borders the ulvsunda industrial area to the north, Lake Ulvsunda and Traneberg to the east, Alvik and Stora Mossen to the south, and Riksby to the west. The southeastern part of Lillsjön is part of Ulvsunda and straight through the district stretches Ulvsundavägen. The borough of Ulvsunda

145-419: Is not always available. In addition, such a residence can be supplied in lieu of salary, which may not be able to be provided (especially at smaller congregations). Catholic clergy houses in particular may be lived in by several priests from a parish . Clergy houses frequently serve as the administrative office of the local parish, as well as a residence. They are normally located next to, or at least close to,

174-506: Is the residence, or former residence, of one or more priests or ministers of a given religion. Residences of this type can have a variety of names, such as manse , parsonage , rectory , or vicarage . A clergy house is typically owned and maintained by a church, as a benefit to its clergy . This practice exists in many denominations because of the tendency of clergy to be transferred from one church to another at relatively frequent intervals. Also, in smaller communities, suitable housing

203-481: Is where the parson of a church resides; a parson is the priest/presbyter of a parish church . A rectory is the residence of an ecclesiastical rector , although the name may also be applied to the home of an academic rector (e.g., a Scottish university rector), or other person with that title. In North American Anglicanism, a far greater proportion of parish clergy were (and still are) titled as rector than in Britain, so

232-492: The 1830s. Among the former owners after Lennart Torstenson and his son Anders Torstenson and grandson Carl Ulrik Torstenson are; Count Ture Gabriel Bielke, baron Fredrik Preis, the industrialist, count Eric Ruuth, the mill patron Johan Henrik Wegelin and the wholesaler Lorens Jacob Groth. Later owners of the castle include the Major General, count Gustaf Adolf Fredrik Wilhelm von Essen and the family Åkerhielm af Margrethelund with

261-559: The allotments, however, was slow at first, but the pace increased after the first World War. Bebyggelse Between 1916 and 1917, the city of Stockholm had the B built in the bergsryggen neighborhood on the southwest side of Ulvsundavägen. Originally planned as makeshift emergency housing, the house is one of the few surviving buildings of this type in Stockholm. In the 1920s, most of the own homes in Garden City were added, usually by contract by

290-483: The area was kungsholms villastad until 1926, when it was given the official name Ulvsunda. The houses in the villa town were partly rental villas with a simple standard and were partly their own homes. The houses were detailed with glass porches and towers. However, the Land Company did not build roads or sewers and the sanitary conditions were very poor. The city of Stockholm takes over The city of Stockholm acquired

319-544: The church their occupant serves. Partly because of the general conservation of churches, many clergy houses have survived and are of historic interest or importance. In the United Kingdom, the 14th-century Alfriston Clergy House was the first property to be acquired by the National Trust . It was purchased in a state of near ruin in 1896 for £10, the vicarage having moved elsewhere long before. In some countries where

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348-455: The clergy houses were often rather grand, many of them have now been sold off by the churches and replaced by more modest properties. Numerous clergy houses have been acquired by families for use as private homes. Others have been adapted as offices or used for various civic functions. In many villages in England, the former clergy house is called the "Old Vicarage" or the "Old Rectory". In Scotland,

377-576: The construction of Sommarnöjen on the Lillsjönäs estate during the 1800s. Between 1902 and 1903, villa plots were detached from Ulvsunda Castle's land and sold by the castle's then owner, Max Wibom. In 1906, he joined forces with Per August Kindgren, a former horse tram driver and the former owner of Lillsjönäs farm. Together, they created the company "AB Kungsholms Villastad" for the purpose of selling plots for private homes. The company sold lots separated from Lillsjönäs until 1908. The informal designation for

406-460: The families Bielke and Åkerhielm and in 1924 Bielkevägen was also named after the Riksråd count Ture Gabriel Bielke and his son Hovmannen and Riksråd, count Nils Adam Bielke and Åkerhielmsgatan after the military, friherre Gustaf Fredrik Åkerhielm and his son, prime minister, friherre Gustaf Åkerhielm . ltmarskalkens väg/Fältmarskalksvägen was named after Field Marshal Lennart Torstenson, previously

435-553: The farm Hamra in Stockholms-Näs Parish. As of 31 December 2021, the ward has a population of 2,753, of whom 22.6 per cent are from a foreign background. 59°20′17″N 17°57′56″E  /  59.33806°N 17.96556°E  / 59.33806; 17.96556 This article about a location in Stockholm County , Sweden is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Parsonage A clergy house

464-511: The future owner. There was also speculative construction, where private entrepreneurs built houses for further sale. Among the architects are Gustaf Pettersson, Gustaf Larson and Edvin Engström, all of whom were associated with the city's Egnahemsbyrån. In the 1920s and 1930s, expansion of private homes on plots with vacant lots continued, but in the 1940s the proportion of apartment buildings that later completely took over increased. This contributed to

493-952: The green area around Lake Lillsjön. Forstenavägen was named after Forstena Manor in the Western Tunhems parish at the foot of Hunneberg in the present Vänersborg municipality in Västergötland, and there Lennart Torstenson was born 17 August 1603. Since the Middle Ages, Forstena was the seat of the Torstenson family, whose previous family line was called Forstenaätten. Hamrabacken . In the 1630s Lennart Torstenson owned two nearby farms in Stockholms-Näs parish at Görvälnsfjärden by Lake Mälaren in Uppland . The two farms were Hamra (Hambra) and Källvik. Hambra and Källvik were Crown Estates, which in 1573

522-562: The majority of the Bromma property in 1904. The purchase was known as "the large land property purchase of Bromma". In 1908, the property Lillsjönäs was also bought by the city and parts of the wild so-called "kungsholms villastad" were demolished. Instead, in 1912 "ulvsunda trädgårdsstad" was planned, city engineer August Emanuel Påhlman was responsible and later city plans were drawn up by, among others, Per Olof Hallman and Albert Lilienberg. Today's road network dates from that time. In order to make

551-423: The new garden city more attractive, the city also started some building projects of a public nature under its own direction. In 1919, among other things, the Ulvsunda fire and police station (closed in 1976) was added at Ulvsundavägen as well as a parsonage and some service housing for tramway workers In 1914, tram line number 13 (Ulvsundabanan), a branch of the so-called Brommabanan, was pulled out to Ulvsunda via

580-524: The owners baron Gustaf Fredrik Åkerhielm and son Gustaf Samuel Åkerhielm. Baron Gustaf Åkerhielm became the last Noble owner of Ulvsunda. He died in 1900, and the castle stood unoccupied for a few years thereafter. The castle and its garden were bought by the Stockholm County Council , which for a long time used it as a nursing home. The castle is now used for courses. Kungsholms Residential District The beginnings of today's district grew out of

609-408: The pontoon bridge over Tranebergssund (later Traneberg Bridge). The stops were "Ulvsundavägen", "Prästgården" and "Ulvsunda" with the terminus at Lillsjöplan, where a tram stop was built. At the same time, electricity was drawn to the area and a substation (Lillsjö station with associated residential buildings) was built at lövåsvägen according to designs by architect Gustaf de Frumerie . The leasing of

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638-446: The road was called Lövåsvägen, named after a village under Ulvsunda, and first had been called Boställsvägen, after the new priest's residence, which was Bromma prästgård, Ulvsunda prästgård, and today is located on Lövåsvägen 12. The House Ulvsunda prästgård is located at the intersection Ulvsunda Slottsväg-Lövåsvägen. The vicarage in Ulvsunda was newly built in 1914 and was located south of Ulvsunda Castle, between Ulvsunda Castle Park and

667-472: The same year, Governor of all of Norrland, a position he held as late as 1568. During the Nordic Seven Years' War , he was also appointed as Colonel Arklimästare and fabric master. These two farms, Hamra and Källvik, were merged in the 1690s by his son Anders Torstenson into an estate under the name Lennartsnäs and then belonged to his descendants until 1758. In 1930, Hamrabacken in Ulvsunda was named after

696-471: The settlement. The City of Stockholm acquired the land, together with Åkeslund, in autumn 1904, but only in 1937 was a development plan prepared, by the then director of city planning, Albert Lilienberg . Between then and 1945 it was developed with three-storey blocks of flats in a parklike setting. They were built in yellow brick, while in Åkeslund red brick was used, so that Abrahamsberg is sometimes called den gula staden (the yellow city). Initially there

725-438: Was exchanged for frälsesäteri by Erik XIV's field Colonel Anders Rålamb. Anders Sigfridsson, (1527-1581), was a royal official in the second half of the 16th century and the ancestor of the noble family Rålamb. Anders made a rapid career in the service of Erik XIV and is mentioned in 1561 as a member of Erik XIV's nämnd. During the campaign against Duke John in 1563, Anders was appointed governor of Finland and, on 30 December of

754-656: Was formed in 1932 after the area changed its name from "kungsholms villastad" to "Ulvsunda trädgårdsstad" a few years prior. Ulvsunda is one of the earliest attested place names in Stockholm. The name has its origin in Ulv which means wolf. On a runestone from the 1000s, found in Riksby ägor, one could previously read that the stone was erected in memory of the farmer Björn as byki : ulsunti i.e. byggi in Ulvsundi/lived in Ulvsund. Ulvsund

783-468: Was little interest in the new suburb because of its remoteness. However, in 1944 a tram line, Ängbybanan , reached the area. In 1952 this was replaced by the underground with the opening of Abrahamsberg metro station. Around 1990 some larger blocks of flats were built, and in 1999 the station was replaced by the current station, which is actually in Riksby. Abrahamsberg School was designed by Paul Hedqvist and

812-410: Was originally built in 1946; an annexe was built in 1963. Both buildings are in yellow brick. The school has approximately 800 pupils in years pre-school to 9. Abrahamsberg Church was designed by Bengt Romare . It was dedicated in 1955 and renovated in 1990. 59°19′59″N 17°56′52″E  /  59.333121°N 17.947911°E  / 59.333121; 17.947911 Ulvsunda Ulvsunda

841-462: Was originally the name of the narrow outlet from Lillsjön to the present Ulvsundasjön. The farm Ulvsunda is known to be in existence since the 14th century (in Vlphsunde, 1347). In the 17th century, spellings of the name occur as Ållsunde (1617), and Åhlsunde (1682). Ulvsunda castle was erected in 1644-1645 by Field Marshal, count Lennart Torstenson. The current appearance of the building dates from

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