Torsåker, Hofors Municipality
Place in Gästrikland, Sweden
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Torsåker is a locality situated in Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 899 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It contains a parish for the Archdiocese of Uppsala. The church at Torsåker has two runestones, Gs 7 and Gs 8.
Torsåker | |
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Torsåker Church in June 2010 | |
  Torsåker Location within Sweden Gävleborg  Torsåker Location within Sweden | |
| Coordinates: 60°31′N 16°29′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gästrikland |
| County | Gävleborg County |
| Municipality | Hofors Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 899 |
| • Density | 738/km2 (1,910/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Etymology
Torsåker has the Norse pagan god Thor as an element along with Old Norse akr or áker, "arable land."[2] The typical translation for the name is "Thor's field" and was often originally used as the name of a farm.
Notable people
- Elov Persson (1894-1970), Swedish cartoonist and comic artist
- Erik Gabrielsson Emporagrius (1606-1674), Swedish professor and bishop
- Kerstin Hesselgren (1872–1962), first woman elected into the upper house of Swedish parliament