Tällberg

Tällberg

A typical house in Tällberg
Tällberg
Coordinates: 60°49′N 15°00′E / 60.817°N 15.000°E / 60.817; 15.000Coordinates: 60°49′N 15°00′E / 60.817°N 15.000°E / 60.817; 15.000
Country Sweden
Province Dalarna
County Dalarna County
Municipality Leksand Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 606
  Density 197/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Tällberg is a little 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.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "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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