Norsjö
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 Swedish writer Torgny Lindgren, singer-actor-musician Tommy Körberg, and American author Charlotte Agell, who currently resides in Maine.
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 Norsjö Church in June 2012 | |
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| Coordinates: 64°55′N 19°29′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Västerbotten |
| County | Västerbotten County |
| Municipality | Norsjö Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,051 |
| • Density | 854/km2 (2,210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Norsjö also plays a part in the Stieg Larsson novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
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- "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.
- Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 18.
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