Järvsö

Järvsö
Järvsö
	Järvsö Church around 1910.
	Järvsö Järvsö
	Coordinates: 61°43′N 16°10′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Hälsingland
County	Gävleborg County
Municipality	Ljusdal Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	1,407
• Density	660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Järvsö (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjæ̂rvsøː]), locally known as Jarse (pronounced [ˈjâʂːɛ]), is a locality and a parish situated in Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,407 inhabitants in 2010.[1] From Järvsö, people commute to Ljusdal, Färila, Bollnäs, and Gävle. The Järv part of the town name in Swedish means "wolverine" in English.

Järvsö is a tourist town known for its ski slope, Järvsöbacken, and for its zoo, known as Järvzoo, which has an extensive collection of large Nordic animals. There are also several large hotels, including Hotell Järvsöbaden, Hotell Järvsö and Kramsta Gästgård & Konferens, the only hotel in the region that belongs to the large conference organization Svenska Möten (Swedish Meetings). Järvsö is also famously the hometown of the singer and actress Lill-Babs (1938-2018).

Järvsö's slogan is Alltid. Vackert. Nära. (Always. Beautiful. Near.).

National costume from Järvsö around 1900.

References

"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.

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[scb-1] "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.