Veddesta

Veddesta is a suburb in Järfälla socken, Viksjö, Stockholm County. Veddesta is situated nearby to the suburb Söderhöjden, as well as near Barkarby.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barkarby station and Imam Ali Mosque.

Barkarby station

Railway station

Photo: AleWi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barkarby station is a railway station and future metro station located in the Barkarby area of Järfälla Municipality in Stockholm County. Currently part of the Stockholm commuter train network on the Mälaren line, it lies approximately 14.6 kilometers northwest of Stockholm City station.

Imam Ali Mosque

Mosque

Photo: AronSimonEli, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Imam Ali Mosque, is a large Shia Muslim mosque in the country located in Järfälla Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. In May 2017, there was an arson attack against the building, a fire caused major damage to the facade and roof of a mosque.

Jakobsbergs sjukhus

Hospital

Photo: Einarspetz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Jakobsbergs sjukhus is a hospital.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lunda and Viksjö.

Lunda

Suburb

Photo: Bengt bäverman, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lunda is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Veddesta.

Viksjö

Suburb

Photo: Kotoviski, CC BY 2.5.

Viksjö is a district of Järfälla Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden, in Stockholm. Viksjö has 15,000 inhabitants. The district was developed in the 1970s. Viksjö is situated 2½ km west of Veddesta.

Hjulsta

Locality

Hjulsta, a suburb of Stockholm known for its working-class roots, is often associated with Tensta but boasts its own subway station. Hjulsta is considered an informal area part of Tensta. Hjulsta is situated 2½ km southeast of Veddesta.

Veddesta

Type: Suburb
Category: locality
Location: Järfälla socken, Viksjö, Järfälla Municipality, Stockholm County, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.40837° or 59° 24′ 30″ north

Longitude

17.84688° or 17° 50′ 49″ east

Open location code

9FFVCR5W+8Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 179691236

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

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