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28-427: The districts that make up the borough are Abrahamsberg , Alvik , Beckomberga , Blackeberg , Bromma kyrka , Bällsta, Eneby, Höglandet, Mariehäll , Nockeby , Nockebyhov, Norra Ängby, Olovslund, Riksby , Smedslätten, Stora Mossen, Södra Ängby , Traneberg , Ulvsunda , Ulvsunda Industriområde, Åkeshov , Åkeslund , Ålsten and Äppelviken. As of 2004, the population is 59,229 in an area of 24.60 km, which gives

56-500: A density of 2,407.68/km. Bromma is dotted with tiny forests, parks and lakes, including Judarskogen nature reserve , surrounding Lake Judarn , and the parks around Åkeshov Castle and Ulvsunda Castle . Bromma Church is one of the most distinguished Romanesque churches in the region, celebrated for a complete scheme of wallpaintings by the late medieval artist Albertus Pictor (c. 1440 - c. 1507). Bromma consists predominantly of high-and medium-income residential neighbourhoods, and

84-580: 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

112-505: 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

140-570: Is a residential district in the Västerort section of Stockholm Municipality , Sweden , and part of the Bromma borough . It is bordered by Riksby , Stora Mossen , Ålsten , Olovslund and Åkeslund and is served by the Abrahamsberg metro station . The district was developed with small blocks of flats in yellow brick, and is therefore sometimes called den gula staden (the yellow city). As of December 2013 it had 3,154 residents. Abrahamsberg

168-826: Is the birthplace of Mats Sundin and Douglas Murray . Per Albin Hansson , Prime Minister of Sweden from 1932 to 1946, lived in Ålsten during the last years of his life, and died on the tram in Ålsten in 1946 (while still the Prime Minister). Martin Eriksson, better known as E-Type , moved to Bromma with his family at the age of 14. Sweden's first man in space, Christer Fuglesang , was raised in Bromma. Nobel Prize laureates Gunnar and Alva Myrdal lived at several locations in Bromma along with their children, including writer Jan Myrdal . The local football team Brommapojkarna have played in

196-630: The Allsvenskan . Although not regarded as a major team in Stockholm , it has the largest youth academy in the world. Its main emphasis on producing technical and fast players. The local icehockey team is GötaTraneberg. Sweden´s most famous basketball team, Alviks BK - founded 1956 - has won the Swedish Championship 19 times since 1963. When it operated, the charter airline Scanair had its head office in Bromma. Abrahamsberg Abrahamsberg

224-492: 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

252-531: The Ulvsunda industrial area. This is situated close to Stockholm-Bromma Airport , the only airport in the city of Stockholm . It was opened in 1936 and serves primarily domestic destinations; with about 1.25 million passengers a year, it is the 2nd largest airport in Stockholm County . Ängby Camping is one of the largest camping lots in Stockholm and is situated close to a large beach by Lake Mälaren . Bromma

280-507: 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

308-483: 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

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336-576: 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

364-460: 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

392-511: 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

420-952: 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

448-513: 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

476-423: 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

504-524: 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

532-408: 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

560-446: 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

588-472: 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

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616-473: 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

644-438: 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

672-656: 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

700-469: 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

728-409: 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

756-531: 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

784-462: 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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