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| Järfälla Municipality and Stockholm Missing image Järfälla_Municipality_in_Stockholm.png See also:Municipalities of Sweden | Coat of arms Missing image Järfälla_City_Arms.jpg | |
| Seat | Jakobsberg | |
| County | Stockholm County | |
| Province | Uplandia | |
| Area Rank | 54 km² 282st of 290 | |
| Population Rank | 61,564 (2005) 29th of 290 | |
| Density | 1,139/km² | |
Järfälla is a Municipality in Stockholm County, in central Sweden, considered a suburb of Stockholm. The municipal seat is located in Jakobsberg.
It is located about 20 km noth of Stockholm, and is a part of the Metropolitan Stockholm, with a part situated by the shore of the lake Mälaren. With the pendeltåg it takes 20 minutes to reach Stockholm.
History
Järfälla traces its history to the Stone Ages and has some remains from that time. After being Christianized in the 11th century, a church was built around the year 1200, and still stands today. Järfälla continued to be of some importance in the middle ages as several important roads went through it. Furthermore the centre of the hundred was located within the boundaries of the municipality from 1675 to 1905.
Its city arms depict a golden lamb carrying an archbishops cross, and can be traced from 1568. It may symbolize that Järfälla is situated on the road from the capital Stockholm to the seat of the archbishop in the nearby city Uppsala
The main population expansion came in the 1930's and 40's, when many residential houses were built in the seat Jakobsberg for middle class families commuting to Stockholm.
External links
- Järfälla (http://www.jarfalla.se/) - Official sitesv:Järfälla