Torsby

Torsby

Central Torsby
Torsby
Coordinates: 60°08′N 13°00′E / 60.133°N 13.000°E / 60.133; 13.000Coordinates: 60°08′N 13°00′E / 60.133°N 13.000°E / 60.133; 13.000
Country Sweden
Province Värmland
County Värmland County
Municipality Torsby Municipality
Area[1]
 â€¢ Total 5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 â€¢ Total 4,049
 â€¢ Density 738/km2 (1,910/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 â€¢ Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Climate Dfb

Torsby is a locality and the seat of Torsby Municipality in Värmland County, Sweden with 4,049 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Fortum Ski Tunnel Torsby, the world's longest ski tunnel, is located in Torsby.[2][3] Sebra Film is located in Torsby. Football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson and footballer Marcus Berg are both from Torsby.

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  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 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Fortum Ski Tunnel Torsby". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 October 2010. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Grassman, Oliver (15 June 2006). "Världens längsta skidtunnel är klar". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 30 October 2010.
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