Overview
The city of Arboga is known to have existed as a town since the 13th century but the area has been inhabited since around 900 AD. The name (originally Arbugæ) consists of the two words "Ar" which in ancient Swedish means river and bughi which means "bend" and which together has the meaning River bend. The first parliamentary session in Sweden (Riksdag) was held in Arboga in 1435. The city has the population of 10,330 (2010).
Today the city is an important traffic link since the highways E18 and E20 merge there. Two railways Mälarbanan and Svealandsbanan, between Stockholm and Hallsberg also merge in Arborga.
Albertus Pictor, the most famous Swedish artist of the late medieval period, was admitted burgher of the town in 1465.
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