Smedjebacken
Smedjebacken is a locality and the seat of Smedjebacken Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,100 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Smedjebacken | |
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![]() Smedjebacken Church Street in July 2009 | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
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Coordinates: 60°08′N 15°25′E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Dalarna |
County | Dalarna County |
Municipality | Smedjebacken Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 6.36 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 5,100 |
• Density | 802/km2 (2,080/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Geographically, the town Smedjebacken is situated by the lake Barken, with an area of 34 km², which in turn belongs to the Kolbäcksån stream-system, which drains into lake Mälaren to the south-east.
Notable people
- Karl Edvard Laman, Swedish missionary and ethnographer
- Nils Ekholm, Swedish meteorologist, physicist and explorer
- Hans Heyerdahl, Norwegian painter
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Smedjebacken railway station
See also
References
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- "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.
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