Arbrå
Arbrå (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǎrːbrɔ])[2] is the second largest locality in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,215 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Arbrå | |
|---|---|
 Hydroelectric power station in Arbrå. | |
  Arbrå  Arbrå | |
| Coordinates: 61°28′N 16°23′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Hälsingland |
| County | Gävleborg County |
| Municipality | Bollnäs Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,215 |
| • Density | 562/km2 (1,460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Points of interest
- Arbråmasten, a 331 metres tall guyed TV mast.
Notable people
- Gösta "Snoddas" Nordgren, singer and bandy player, was born in Arbrå on 30 December 1926.
- Peter Stormare, actor, grew up in Arbrå.
- direct paternal line of Daniel Westling
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.
- Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 4.
External links
Media related to Arbrå at Wikimedia Commons
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