Insjön
| Insjön | |
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The Åhlens Pavilion which relocated to Insjön after the Baltic Exhibition | |
  Insjön | |
| Coordinates: 60°41′N 15°06′E / 60.683°N 15.100°ECoordinates: 60°41′N 15°06′E / 60.683°N 15.100°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Dalarna |
| County | Dalarna County |
| Municipality | Leksand Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,149 |
| • Density | 618/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Insjön is a locality situated in Leksand Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 2,149 inhabitants in 2010.[1] In 1899 Åhléns started out as the mail order business Åhlén & Holm. 19 years later, in 1918, the mail order firm Clas Ohlson was founded in Insjön. The sawmill Bergkvist sågen was also founded here.
References
- 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 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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