Tällberg

Tällberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtɛ̂lːbærj])[2] is a small village located in Leksand Municipality, Dalarna County in Sweden. It is situated on the shore of Lake Siljan, in the northern part of Leksand. A special character of the village is that all houses and buildings are made of wood, such as timber or log. The village itself has about 200 permanent residents and a further 400 people have holiday cottages. There are eight hotels in the village and it has developed from a farmer's village in the beginning of 1900 to one of the most known tourist and visitor resorts in Sweden.

Tällberg
A typical house in Tällberg
Tällberg
Tällberg
Coordinates: 60°49′N 15°00′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceDalarna
CountyDalarna County
MunicipalityLeksand Municipality
Area
  Total3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total606
  Density197/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Notable people

References

  1. "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.
  2. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 26.


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