Edsbyn

Edsbyn
Edsbyn Train Station
Edsbyn Train Station
Edsbyn is located in Sweden Gävleborg
Edsbyn
Edsbyn
Edsbyn is located in Sweden
Edsbyn
Edsbyn
Coordinates: 61°23′N 15°49′E / 61.383°N 15.817°E / 61.383; 15.817
CountrySweden
ProvinceHälsingland
CountyGävleborg County
MunicipalityOvanåker Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total5.26 km2 (2.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total4,321
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Edsbyn (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈěːdsbʏn])[2] is a locality and the seat of Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 4321 inhabitants in 2020.[1] It is located in the historical province of Hälsingland.

Edsbyn is most famous for its former ski and nowadays office furniture manufacturing industry Edsbyverken; the sports club Edsbyns IF; and being the hometown of the creator of Minecraft, Markus Persson throughout his early childhood.

  1. ^ a b c "Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet". scb.se (in Swedish). 24 November 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 7.