Jan Berggren
{{Short description|Swedish real estate developer}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Jan Å Berggren
|image = JanBerggren.jpg
|caption = Berggren in 2011
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1946|06|12}}
|nationality = Swedish
|alma_mater = Lund University
|children = 2
| homepage = [http://www.Jakri.se/ www.Jakri.se]
}}
Jan Å Berggren (born June 12, 1946) is a well known Swedish real estate{{cite web |url=http://www.jakri.se/ |title=Home |website=jakri.se}} developer who co-founded Jakri AB in 1983.{{Cite web|url=http://gulasidorna.eniro.se/hitta:jakri+ab|title=Jakri Ab | Företag | eniro.se}} Berggren is best known for his pioneering {{cite web| url = http://www.enotes.com/topic/Jakriborg| title = Explore Our Collection of Study Guides - eNotes.com}} new urban village project, Jakriborg near Lund in South Sweden or Skåne County. Jan Berggren {{Cite web|url=http://www.jakri.se/omraden.php|title = Jakri AB - Våra bostadsområden i Skåne}} and his younger brother and partner Krister built Jakri AB initially as a property fund. In recent years the brothers have diversified their projects across Scandinavia[http://www.planum.net/download/_js-pdf Planum] creating what is now one of South Sweden's most successful family run property funds.{{Cite web |url=http://www.a10.eu/magazine/issues/1/housing_jakriborg.html |title=A10 > Magazine > Issues > #1 Jan/Feb 2005 > Housing, Jakriborg |access-date=2011-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720151721/http://www.a10.eu/magazine/issues/1/housing_jakriborg.html |archive-date=2011-07-20 |url-status=dead }}
Jakriborg
Jan Berggren was interviewed by Sydsvenskan in 2011 in reference to Jakriborg which was ranked in a book publishing Sweden's {{Cite web |url=http://mudot.org/mudot2/MSW_instant.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-01-17 |archive-date=2013-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127123315/http://mudot.org/mudot2/MSW_instant.pdf |url-status=dead }} 100 most remarkable sights', listing Jakriborg at number 2. Berggren's project has often been compared to Poundbury which was built by Prince Charles in England. Jan Berggren is regarded as one of the pioneers of Staffanstorp through the realization of his project Jakri together with his brother Krister (Hence Jan and Krister ⁓ 'Jakri').{{cite web| url = http://www.sydsvenskan.se/omkretsen/staffanstorp/article1596402/60-ar-som-kommun.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120109072835/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/omkretsen/staffanstorp/article1596402/60-ar-som-kommun.html| archive-date = 2012-01-09| title = 60 år som kommun - Staffanstorp - Sydsvenskan - Nyheter dygnet runt}}
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Category:Swedish businesspeople