Knutby

Knutby
Knutby Church
Knutby Church
Knutby is located in Uppsala
Knutby
Knutby
Knutby is located in Sweden
Knutby
Knutby
Coordinates: 59°54′35″N 18°15′55″E / 59.90972°N 18.26528°E / 59.90972; 18.26528
Country Sweden
ProvinceUppland
CountyUppsala County
MunicipalityUppsala Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)[2]
 • Total692
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Knutby is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden, with 564 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Knutby's sports club, Knutby IF, was established in 1938 and its activities include football, skiing, gymnastics and athletics.

In 2004, Helge Fossmo, a pastor in a local Pentecostal church, orchestrated the murders of his wife and his neighbor in a case that garnered widespread media attention across Sweden.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Snart släpps hon fri". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  4. ^ "'Pray, Obey, Kill' Finds Chilling Questions About the Murder in a Small Swedish Religious Community". Esquire. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2024-01-10.