Riksby is a suburb within the district of Västerort in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the borough of Bromma .
21-423: The name "Riksby" is derived from Riksby gård, a farm once located in the parish of Bromma parish. The village of Riksby was mentioned for the first time in a parish letter from 1409, when it was known as Rodhersby. Stockholm Municipality bought the land in the year 1904. It was previously a part of the estate of Åkeshofs Castle ( Åkeshof Slott ). In 1930, Riksby became an allotment . Because of this
42-477: A tätort further extending into ten other municipalities. Source: SCB - Population by region, marital status, age and sex . The share of highly educated persons, according to Statistics Sweden 's definition: persons with post-secondary education that is three years or longer, is 42.4% (national average: 27.0%). On the 31 of December 2017 the number of people with a foreign background (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden)
63-411: A string around the southern and south-western side of Bromma Airport . According to Stockholm city planning office they are included in areas where attention needs to be devoted to culture historical values. In 2017 the neighborhood had about 4200 residents, where 26,2% were of foreign background . Riksby has several tourist attractions, such as the runestones at Drottningholmsvägen and at
84-513: A unitary municipality like all others in the country. Geographically, the City of Stockholm comprises the central part of the capital (Innerstaden or Stockholm City Centre ) as well as the southern and western suburban parts ( Söderort or South Stockholm and Västerort or West Stockholm respectively). Of the municipal population, all but 200 people are considered living in the Stockholm urban area ,
105-639: Is Karin Wanngård , representing the Social democrats . Stockholm Party is a local party, which was represented in the City Council 1979–2002. On September 9, 2018 Stockholm held Municipality Elections The municipality is subdivided into 13 districts. These districts are sometimes incorrectly referred to as " boroughs " in English . They are, however, no legal entities or juristic persons of their own, but committees of
126-524: Is purely nominal and has no effect on the legal status of the municipality. Geographically, the city comprises the Stockholm City Centre and two suburban areas, Söderort (South Stockholm) and Västerort (West Stockholm). Administratively, it is subdivided into 14 districts (sometimes incorrectly called "boroughs" in English), which are administered by district councils ( stadsdelsnämnder ). When
147-598: Is the largest and most populous of the statistical localities or urban areas in Sweden . It has no administrative function of its own, but constitutes a continuous built-up area, which extends into 11 municipalities in Stockholm County . It contains the municipal seats of 10 of those. As of 31 December 2019, the population in the Stockholm urban area was 1,593,426 inhabitants, the area 381.63 km (147.35 sq mi), and
168-636: The Statistics Sweden reports from 1988 to 1998 the exact decimals of the Sweden Democrats were not reported since only parties near the 4% nationwide threshold were reported on. Blocs This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 1988 to 2006, but also
189-477: The 290 municipalities of the country, but one of the smallest areas, making it the second most densely populated. It is also the most populous municipality in the Nordic countries . Although legally a municipality with the official proper name Stockholms kommun , the municipal assembly ( kommunfullmäktige ) has decided to use the name Stockholms stad ( City of Stockholm in English ) whenever possible. This
210-541: The Christian Democrats pre-1991 and the Greens in 1982, 1985 and 1991. The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. New Democracy got elected in 1991 but are still listed as "other" due to the short lifespan of the party. "Elected" is the total number of percentage points from the municipality that went to parties who were elected to
231-464: The Riksdag. The municipality is governed by a Municipal assembly ( kommunfullmäktige ) with 101 members. These are elected through municipal elections, held in conjunction with the Parliamentary elections every four years. The council meets twice a month and the meetings are open to the public. The council elects a Municipal executive committee ( kommunstyrelse ), with 13 members representing both
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#1732854844565252-450: The first local government acts came into force in Sweden in 1863, the City of Stockholm was one of the then 89 cities of Sweden . A first city council was elected. The area roughly corresponded with today's Innerstaden . Large areas were annexed in 1913, 1916 and 1949. The city was outside Stockholm County until 1968, having its own governor. The local government reform of 1971 made Stockholm
273-404: The house owners moved from the old Fredhällskolonin on Kungsholmen to Riksby. The district was established in 1926. In 1939 it was decided that the area was to be an apartment area and the following year the colonizers were to move to Iris Glia and Kortenslund. During the interwar period several colony areas in Bromma were added. Riksby allotment
294-420: The municipality itself. These districts are administered by District Councils, stadsdelsnämnder , which carry responsibility for primary school, social, leisure and cultural services within their respective areas. The members of these councils are not directly elected by the inhabitants of the respective districts, but rather appointed by the kommunfullmäktige (municipal assembly). Effective January 1, 2007
315-416: The number of district councils was reduced from 18 to 14 through a number of merges. Maria-Gamla stan and Katarina-Sofia now form Södermalm borough , Enskede-Årsta and Vantör now form Enskede-Årsta-Vantör , Hägersten and Liljeholmen now form Hägersten-Liljeholmen , and Kista and Rinkeby now form Rinkeby-Kista . The policy of Stockholm is to have informal town twinning with all capitals of
336-412: The old boatman's wharf ( Norrby båtsmanstorp ). The Runestone that has two rune carvings estimated to have been created around the year 1070. Stockholm Municipality Stockholm Municipality or the City of Stockholm ( Swedish : Stockholms kommun or Stockholms stad ) is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It has the largest population of
357-491: The political majority and the opposition, with the responsibility of implementing policies approved by the assembly. The political organisation also includes eight governing full-time Commissioners ( borgarråd ) and four Commissioners representing the opposition. The work is headed by the Commissioner of Finance ( finansborgarråd , sometimes called Mayor), who also chairs the executive committee. The current Commissioner of Finance
378-532: The table below - the Nordic countries as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside of Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent by Statistics Sweden . These are the election results from the 1973 onwards in the City of Stockholm. The municipality forms one of three municipal constituencies for the Riksdag along with Gothenburg and Malmö . In
399-440: The world, its main focus being those in northern Europe. Stockholm does not sign any formal town twinning treaties, although other cities claim to have established such treaties in the past which are still valid. The cities claiming to have been twinned with Stockholm are: [REDACTED] Media related to Stockholm at Wikimedia Commons Stockholm urban area The Stockholm urban area ( Swedish : Stockholms tätort )
420-426: Was 311,401, or 32.79% of the population (949,761 on the 31 of December 2017). On the 31 of December 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 189 938, or 25.05% of the population (758,148 on the 31 of December 2002). On 31 December 2017 there were 949,761 residents in Stockholm, of which 234,703 people (24.71%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in
441-402: Was added in 1930. Iris Glia and Iris Riksby were established in the year 1939. Kortenslund was founded 1939-1940. The area for Riksby allotment area is planned through zoning . Riksby allotment area is one of the few allotments in Stockholm that are set in a city plan with official city blocks and roads and is one of the four allotments that is located like
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