Örby is a residential area in

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. It has an area of 159

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s and 4,720 inhabitants.

History

Örby got its name from the Örby Manor (''Örby slott''), as does the neighbouring residential area of Örby slott. Örby was created a self-governing village within Brännkyrka Rural District in 1904. The area was amalgamated with Stockholm City in 1913 and the rural district was dissolved. In the present administration of the city, it is part of the borough of

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Notable buildings

Leipzighuset is a multi-dwelling apartment house located at the corner of Turingevägen / Gamla Huddingevägen in Örby. Built in the early 1900s, the architecture differs from other buildings in Örby and was inspired by German metropolitan architecture from the turn of the 1900s. Örbyskolan was built in 1915 and designed by architect Georg A. Nilsson (1871-1949). The building looks like similar schools in Gamla Enskede and Långbro and is sometimes mistaken for a church due to its size and shape.

Communications

Örby was served by

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s between 1930 and 1951 ( line 19, at the time called Örbybanan), but now has bus connections with the Stockholm Metro at the stations in Bandhagen, Svedmyra and Högdalen as well as the

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station at

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Sports

The sports club Örby IS was founded in 1912 and is still active, with

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and

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City districts of Stockholm Municipality {{Stockholm-stub

History

Notable buildings

Communications

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