Näsbypark
Encyclopedia
Näsbypark is a district in Täby Municipality
, north of Stockholm
, Sweden
. The current Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt
, grew up in Näsbypark and he lived there with his wife, Filippa Reinfeldt
, prior to moving to the Prime Minister's mansion in central Stockholm.
, an inlet of the Baltic Sea
. It is bordered to the north by the neighbourhood of Viggbyholm
and to the west by the neighbourhoods of Roslags Näsby
and Näsbydal, which are separated from Näsbypark by the E18
motorway. To the south, Näsbypark is bordered by the neighbourhood of Lahäll, with the Sågtorpsvägen road generally defined as the border between the two.
, which was designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder
. The castle was totally demolished by a fire in 1897 and was rebulilt in 1902 by Carl Robert Lamm. Today, Näsby Castle is a conference center.
The neighbourhood is characterized by detached houses mainly built between 1940-1970.
motorway or the Roslagsbanan
train service.
Täby Municipality
Täby Municipality is a municipality north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Täby...
, north of Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The current Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt
Fredrik Reinfeldt
John Fredrik Reinfeldt is the Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council...
, grew up in Näsbypark and he lived there with his wife, Filippa Reinfeldt
Filippa Reinfeldt
Filippa Désirée Amanda Cay Reinfeldt is a Swedish Moderate Party politician. She has been Municipal Commissioner of Täby, Uppland, since 2002 and Mayor and Chairperson of the Täby Municipal Executive since 2005...
, prior to moving to the Prime Minister's mansion in central Stockholm.
Geography
Näsbypark is located in the extreme southeastern part of the municipality next to Stora VärtanStora Värtan
Stora Värtan is an inlet of the Baltic Sea located in the Stockholm archipelago north of the city of Stockholm, Sweden. It is bordered to the west by the municipalities of Täby and Danderyd, to the south by the municipality of Lidingö, to the north by the municipality of Österåker and to the...
, an inlet of the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
. It is bordered to the north by the neighbourhood of Viggbyholm
Viggbyholm
Viggbyholm is a neighbourhood in the municipality of Täby, north of Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the northeast of the municipality, bordering Stora Värtan, an inlet of the Baltic Sea. To the north it borders on the neighbourhood of Hägernäs, to the west the neighbourhood of Gribbylund and to...
and to the west by the neighbourhoods of Roslags Näsby
Roslags Näsby
Roslags Näsby is a neighbourhood in the southern part of the municipality of Täby, north of Stockholm. It is dominated by detached single-family houses....
and Näsbydal, which are separated from Näsbypark by the E18
European route E18
European route E18 runs from Craigavon in the United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It is about 1,890 km in length.-United Kingdom:...
motorway. To the south, Näsbypark is bordered by the neighbourhood of Lahäll, with the Sågtorpsvägen road generally defined as the border between the two.
History
The name Näsbypark derives from the former park at Näsby CastleNäsby Castle
Näsby Castle is a castle located in Täby municipality, north of Stockholm.Originally built in the 1660s and designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder, Näsby Castle is located in the picturesque and natural setting of Näsbyviken...
, which was designed by Nicodemus Tessin the Elder
Nicodemus Tessin the Elder
Nicodemus Tessin the Elder was an important Swedish architect.-Biography:Nicodemus Tessin was born in Stralsund in Pomerania and came to Sweden as a young man. There he met and worked with the architect Simon de la Vallée...
. The castle was totally demolished by a fire in 1897 and was rebulilt in 1902 by Carl Robert Lamm. Today, Näsby Castle is a conference center.
The neighbourhood is characterized by detached houses mainly built between 1940-1970.
Transportation
Näsbypark station is the terminal station of line 29 on the narrow-gauge Roslagsbanan railway, 11.8 km from Östra Station in central Stockholm. Roslagsbanan also stops at Näsby Allé station (11 km from Östra Station in Central Stockholm) in southern Näsbypark. Connections to central Stockholm are either by the E18European route E18
European route E18 runs from Craigavon in the United Kingdom to Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Norway, Sweden, and Finland. It is about 1,890 km in length.-United Kingdom:...
motorway or the Roslagsbanan
Roslagsbanan
-SL southern network:*Stockholms östra–Djursholms Ösby–Roslags Näsby–Vallentuna–Lindholmen–Kårsta *Stockholms östra–Djursholms Ösby–Roslags Näsby–Åkersberga–Österskär...
train service.