Arbrå

Place in Hälsingland, Sweden
61°28′N 16°23′E / 61.467°N 16.383°E / 61.467; 16.383CountrySwedenProvinceHälsinglandCountyGävleborg CountyMunicipalityBollnäs MunicipalityArea • Total3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi)Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total2,215 • Density562/km2 (1,460/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Arbrå (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǎrːbrɔ])[2] is the second largest locality in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,215 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Points of interest

  • Arbråmasten, a 331 metres tall guyed TV mast.

Notable people

  • Gösta "Snoddas" Nordgren, singer and bandy player, was born in Arbrå on 30 December 1926.
  • Peter Stormare, actor, grew up in Arbrå.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Arbrå:

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. 4.

External links

Media related to Arbrå at Wikimedia Commons