Torsby
Torsby | |
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 Central Torsby | |
  Torsby | |
| Coordinates: 60°08′N 13°00′E / 60.133°N 13.000°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Värmland |
| County | Värmland County |
| Municipality | Torsby Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,049 |
| • Density | 738/km2 (1,910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
Torsby (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtǔːʂbʏ])[2] is a locality and the seat of Torsby Municipality in Värmland County, Sweden with 4,049 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Fortum Ski Tunnel Torsby, the world's longest ski tunnel, is located in Torsby.[3][4]
Notable people
- Football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson and footballer Marcus Berg are both from Torsby.
- Monica Kristensen Solås, a glaciologist, meteorologist, polar explorer and crime novelist, was born in Torsby in 1950.
References
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- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 25.
- ^ "Fortum Ski Tunnel Torsby". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 October 2010. (subscription required)
- ^ Grassman, Oliver (15 June 2006). "Världens längsta skidtunnel är klar". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
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