Norsjö
Norsjö Church in June 2012
Norsjö Church in June 2012
Norsjö is located in Västerbotten
Norsjö
Norsjö
Norsjö is located in Sweden
Norsjö
Norsjö
Coordinates: 64°55′N 19°29′E / 64.917°N 19.483°E / 64.917; 19.483
CountrySweden
ProvinceVästerbotten
CountyVästerbotten County
MunicipalityNorsjö Municipality
Area
  Total2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total2,051
  Density854/km2 (2,210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Norsjö (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈnǔːrɧœ])[2] is a locality and the seat of Norsjö Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with 2,051 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is the birthplace of writer Torgny Lindgren, singer-actor-musician Tommy Körberg, and American author Charlotte Agell, who currently resides in Maine, United States.

Norsjö also plays a part in the Stieg Larsson novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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. 18.

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