1 0 , 3 3 0 ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Over view ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Ar b oga ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁existed ▁as ▁a ▁town ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 3 th ▁century ▁but ▁the ▁area ▁has ▁been ▁inhab ited ▁since ▁around ▁ 9 0 0 ▁AD . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁( origin ally ▁ ▁Ar bug æ ) ▁consists ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁words ▁" Ar " ▁which ▁in ▁ancient ▁Swedish ▁means ▁river ▁and ▁bug hi ▁which ▁means ▁" b end " ▁and ▁which ▁together ▁have ▁the ▁meaning ▁" river ▁b end ". ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁was ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁a ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁of ▁V asa . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁church ▁assemb lies ▁and ▁national ▁di ets , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁anti qu ities ▁in ▁its ▁neighborhood . ▁The ▁first ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁R ik sd ag ▁of ▁the ▁Est ates ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Ar b oga ▁in ▁ 1 4 3 5 . ▁Albert us ▁P ict or , ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁Swedish ▁artist ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁medieval ▁period , ▁was ▁admitted ▁burg her ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 4 6 5 . ▁ ▁Today ▁the ▁city ▁is ▁an ▁important ▁traffic ▁link ▁since ▁the ▁high ways ▁E 1 8 ▁and ▁E 2 0 ▁merge ▁there . ▁Two ▁rail ways ▁M ä lar ban an ▁and ▁S ve al ands ban an , ▁between ▁Stockholm ▁and ▁H alls berg ▁also ▁merge ▁in ▁Ar borg a . ▁The ▁city ▁has