Gagnef

Gagnef (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɡâŋːnɛv])[2] is the second largest locality situated in Gagnef Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 1,049 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Gagnef consists of several small villages: The Church Village, Kyrkbyn, The Station Village, Stationsbyn, Moje, Moje, Tjaerna, Tjärna, Graev, Gräv, Gaersholn, Gärsholm, Gagnefs Grauda, Gagnefs Gråda, Osterfors, Österfors, Vaesterfors, Västerfors, Nordbaeck, Nordbäck, Gagnefsbyn, Gagnefsbyn, Nordauker, Nordåker and Pellesgaurdarna, Pellesgårdarna.

Gagnef
Gagnef in 1911
Gagnef
Gagnef
Coordinates: 60°36′N 15°05′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceDalarna
CountyDalarna County
MunicipalityGagnef Municipality
Area
  Total2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total1,049
  Density437/km2 (1,130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Actress Malin Levanon comes from Gagnef. The artist Ottilia Adelborg lived there for several decades, and there is now an Ottilia Adelborg Museum in Gagnef.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Gagnef:

References

  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.
  2. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 8.

Oskar Lindberg (composer) was born in Gagnef.


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