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9-661: Spånga was an independent municipality until January 1, 1949, when most of it was merged with the City of Stockholm , with smaller portions of the area merging with Solna , Sundbyberg , and Sollentuna municipalities. Spånga was originally the name of a village centered on Spånga Church ( Spånga kyrka ), which dates to the 12th century. Spånga is home to the largest TV studio in Sweden run by NEP Group which has 3 studio in total there, shows including Idol 2020 have been filmed there. Due to COVID-19 Melodifestivalen considered using

18-524: A sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco , to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York . The territory over which a municipality has jurisdiction may encompass: Powers of municipalities range from virtual autonomy to complete subordination to the state . Municipalities may have the right to tax individuals and corporations with income tax , property tax , and corporate income tax , but may also receive substantial funding from

27-657: Is derived from French municipalité , which in turn derives from the Latin municipalis , based on the word for social contract ( municipium ), referring originally to the Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction , from

36-527: Is similar to Gotland 's Almedalen Week with more focus on Stockholm . The following sports clubs are located in Spånga: 59°22′49″N 17°53′36″E  /  59.38028°N 17.89333°E  / 59.38028; 17.89333 This article about a location in Stockholm County , Sweden is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Municipality A municipality

45-404: Is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term municipality may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district . The English word

54-549: The Spanish term ayuntamiento , referring to a municipality's administration building, is extended via synecdoche to denote the municipality itself. In Moldova and Romania , both municipalities ( municipiu ; urban administrative units) and communes ( comună ; rural units) exist, and a commune may be part of a municipality. In many countries, comparable entities may exist with various names. Public utility Too Many Requests If you report this error to

63-534: The community living in the area and the common interest. These include terms: The same terms "Gemeente" (Dutch) or "Gemeinde" (German) may be used for church congregations or parishes, for example, in the German and Dutch Protestant churches. In Greece, the word Δήμος ( demos ) is used, also meaning 'community'; the word is known in English from the compound democracy (rule of the people). In some countries,

72-478: The state. In some European countries, such as Germany, municipalities have the constitutional right to supply public services through municipally-owned public utility companies . Terms cognate with "municipality", mostly referring to territory or political structure, are Spanish municipio (Spain) and municipalidad (Chile), Catalan municipi , Portuguese município . In many countries, terms cognate with "commune" are used, referring to

81-567: The studios for 2021 to film all 6 editions instead of the nationwide tour. Spånga high school was built in 1928 and it is near Spånga station and Spånga market. As of 2020 the school had about 600 pupils. Spånga elementary school has about 470 pupils today and there are grades 7 through 9. Spånga elementary school share premises with Spånga high school. This school also has a special course with boosted math and science subjects. Spånga IP hosts Järvaveckan , an annual event that invites speakers from Swedish political parties and other entities. It

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