Norsjö

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Norsjö
Norsjö Church in June 2012
in June 2012
Norsjö is located in Västerbotten
Norsjö
Norsjö
Coordinates: 64°55′N 19°29′E / 64.917°N 19.483°E / 64.917; 19.483Coordinates: 64°55′N 19°29′E / 64.917°N 19.483°E / 64.917; 19.483
CountrySweden
ProvinceVästerbotten
CountyVästerbotten County
MunicipalityNorsjö Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total2,051
 • Density854/km2 (2,210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Norsjö (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈnǔːrɧœ])[2] is a locality and the seat of Norsjö Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,051 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is the birthplace of Swedish writer Torgny Lindgren, singer-actor-musician Tommy Körberg, and American author Charlotte Agell, who currently resides in Maine.

Norsjö also plays a part in the Stieg Larsson novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 18.

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