Riksby is a suburb within the district of

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in Stockholm, Sweden. It is located in the borough of

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History

The name "Riksby" is derived from Riksby gård, a farm once located in the parish of Bromma parish. The village of Riksby was mentioned for the first time in a parish letter from 1409, when it was known as Rodhersby.

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bought the land in the year 1904. It was previously a part of the estate of Åkeshofs Castle (''Åkeshof Slott''). In 1930, Riksby became an

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. Because of this the house owners moved from the old Fredhällskolonin on

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to Riksby. The district was established in 1926. In 1939 it was decided that the area was to be an apartment area and the following year the colonizers were to move to Iris Glia and Kortenslund. During the

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several colony areas in Bromma were added. Riksby allotment was added in 1930. Iris Glia and Iris Riksby were established in the year 1939. Kortenslund was founded 1939-1940. The area for Riksby allotment area is planned through

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. Riksby allotment area is one of the few allotments in Stockholm that are set in a city plan with official

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s and roads and is one of the four allotments that is located like a string around the southern and south-western side of Bromma Airport. According to Stockholm city planning office they are included in areas where attention needs to be devoted to culture historical values.

Demography

In 2017 the neighborhood had about 4200 residents, where 26,2% were of foreign background.

Runestones

Riksby has several tourist attractions, such as the

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at Drottningholmsvägen and at the old boatman's wharf (''Norrby båtsmanstorp''). The

Runestone A runestone is typically a raised stone with a runic alphabet, runic inscription, but the term can also be applied to inscriptions on boulders and on bedrock. The tradition of erecting runestones as a memorial to dead men began in the 4th centur ...

that has two rune carvings estimated to have been created around the year 1070. *Left carving (U58): '' Sigvid och Sigrev läto rista denna sten efter Sinar, sin fader ''. English translation: " Sigvid and Sigrev had this stone be carved after Sinar, their father". *Right carving (U59) : '' Närt lät rista dessa runor efter sin fader Faste. Ulv högg ''. English translation: " Närt had these runes carved after his father Faste. Ulv carved "

Gallery

File:U 58, Riksby 2013a.JPG, Rune carving, Riksbyhällen, on the cliff, U58, is very artistically executed. File:U 59, Riksby 2013c.JPG, Rune carving, Riksbyhällen, on the cliff, U59, has a simpler carving. File:Riksbyristningen 2013a.JPG, A

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on the vertical cliff near Riksby's old burial field. File:Riksbyristningen 2013c.JPG, The picture stone, Riksbyristningen, represents the gods

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and

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History

Demography

Runestones

Gallery

See also

References

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