Vällingby centrum postnummer
The agricultural land where the modern suburb now stands has a history stretching back over 2, years, at least twice as old as Stockholm. The people who lived there were known as vaellingar , "those living on the embankment". While it first appears in historical records in and it is known that two farmyards existed here during the reign of King Gustav Vasa in the 16th century, in the edition of Nordisk Familjebok the location was still regarded as too insignificant to deserve an article.
In the number of inhabitants barely exceeded 2, As part of a wider plan to decentralise the population of Stockholm, this rural land was quickly transformed into the present modern suburb, inaugurated in in a ceremony attracting some 75, people. High above the modern structure, a rotating V-symbol placed the project on the map, while the shining T-symbol for tunnelbana , metro proudly indicated the presence of the newly built Stockholm Metro.
Shortly after the inauguration of the modern suburb, the number of inhabitants had reached 25, The new suburb was the fruit of plans to exploit the rural areas surrounding Stockholm dating back to the early 20th century. As a direct consequence of real-estate speculations around the turn of the 20th century, centralised municipal city planning was widely accepted as a necessary tool to solve the acute housing shortage and the City of Stockholm bought large areas for the purpose.
During the decades preceding the construction of Vällingby, a series of small-scale suburbs had been realised; some more or less exclusive—such as the egnahemsområden "own-your-own-home areas" at Stocksund and Saltsjöbaden built around ; or in the style of the Garden city movement , like in Bromma and Enskede built between the wars; and low blocks of apartments built during the s, like in Traneberg and Abrahamsberg.
In turn, Vällingby become a much discussed and influential model of suburban development in different parts of the world. The original plan for the area was designed by architect Sven Markelius — city planning director in Stockholm, who placed high-rise buildings near the metro stations with peripheral self-contained houses and green areas around it.
Vällingby Centrum
While the Social Democrats are widely acknowledged for the realisation of Vällingby, other political parties and, not the least, private entrepreneurs actively took part in the planning process. In , the master plan drawn up by Sven Markelius for Farsta in Söderort was also adopted. However, the ABC City failed to work as intended as most people found work elsewhere.
Nevertheless, Vällingby remains one of the most popular suburbs of Stockholm with a cultural significance unsurpassed by later suburbs built as part of the so-called Million Programme during the s and s, such as Skärholmen and Tensta , where less efforts were spent on cultural and social infrastructure. Beginning in the late s, a plan to renovate the main centre of Vällingby was discussed.
In , a plan was accepted by the local political powers. The major redevelopment of the centre was finished and inaugurated officially in April Contents move to sidebar hide.
Postnummer 16200, Vällingby
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