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Hjulsta farm and village have been known since the 1480s. It was located south of today’s Enköpingsvägen, about 600 meters south of the
Hjulsta junction. The oldest written records report two homesteads that were owned by different noble families for a long time. The farm belonged to Ålstens farm in
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Hjulsta via the country road (now Enköpingsvägen) or by water. Long ago, Spångaån constituted a narrow waterway to travel on, as the river formed a slender bay of Mälaren. Those who lived here arrived by boat more than a thousand years ago. Archaeological excavations have proven that
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in western Tensta with approximately 400 students. It was built in 1971 based on designs by Åke Östin. The schoolyard is large, open, and paved with bushes along the facades and occasional trees. There is a ball field and a basketball court, and benches are located on the outer edges. The school is
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In 1486, the village of
Hjulsta was spelled ‘i hiwlista’. The suffix of the name likely includes the plural of the Old Swedish word ‘stadher’, which means place or location. How the prefix should be interpreted is very uncertain. Previously, it has been assumed that the ‘Hjul-’ found in several
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Beyond the rental properties, Hjulsta Backar street is home to 14 privately owned townhouses. These houses were ready for residents in 2007 and were all sold within the same year. These townhouses were constructed as part of the Tensta
Housing Fair 2006, also known as
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the 1600s and 1700s, thereafter the farm belonged to Åkeshov Castle. The two homesteads were farmed under both Ålsten and Åkeshov among others. The village had several cottages, but was demolished at the end of the 1960s. The Stora
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Grundskola F-9 (preschool to grade 9) is the municipal primary school in the area, a merger of the two previous schools, Hyllingeskolan and Hjulstaskolan.
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people from the Viking Age and even earlier lived in the vicinity of
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Hjulsta, was known for its farm and village since the 1480s, is situated south of
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