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Ulvsunda
Ulvsunda 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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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Ulvsunda
Ulvsunda 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
