Torsby
Torsby | |
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 Central Torsby | |
| 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 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.[2][3] Sebra Film is located in Torsby. Football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson and footballer Marcus Berg are both from Torsby.
Torsby was the location of "asylum seeker" violence in April 2016, per local media reports.[4][5]
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 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "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). Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- ^ "Hotade att döda tvåårig flicka". Sverige Radio (in Swedish). 6 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
A two-year child was threatened with murder in a refugee accommodation in Torsby last night. Two brothers, 31 and 29 years old, arrested after the incident.
- ^ "Asylsökare satte kniv mot tvåårig flicks hals - Asylum seeker knife set against two year girl's neck -". Fria Tider (in Swedish). 6 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
När en annan man gick emellan blev han misshandlad och hotad av gärningsmannen och dennes 29-årige bror.
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