Torsby
Place in Värmland, Sweden
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Torsby (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtǔːʂbʏ])[2] is a locality and the seat of Torsby Municipality in Värmland County, Sweden with 4,049 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Torsby | |
|---|---|
Central Torsby | |
  Torsby | |
| Coordinates: 60°08′N 13°00′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Värmland |
| County | Värmland County |
| Municipality | Torsby Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 4,049 |
| • Density | 738/km2 (1,910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
Fortum Ski Tunnel Torsby, the world's longest ski tunnel, is located in Torsby.[3][4]
There is an airport located near the locality with flights to Stockholm Arlanda Airport[5]
People
- Football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson and footballer Marcus Berg are both from Torsby.
- Monica Kristensen Solås, a glaciologist, meteorologist, polar explorer and crime novelist, was born in Torsby in 1950.
