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Place in Västerbotten, Sweden
Norsjö
Norsjö Church in June 2012Norsjö Church in June 2012
Norsjö is located in VästerbottenNorsjöNorsjöShow map of VästerbottenNorsjö is located in SwedenNorsjöNorsjöShow map of Sweden
Coordinates: 64°55′N 19°29′E / 64.917°N 19.483°E / 64.917; 19.483
CountrySweden
ProvinceVästerbotten
CountyVästerbotten County
MunicipalityNorsjö Municipality
Area
 • Total2.40 km (0.93 sq mi)
Population
 • Total2,051
 • Density854/km (2,210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Norsjö (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈnǔːrɧœ]) is a locality and the seat of Norsjö Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with 2,051 inhabitants in 2010. It is the birthplace of writer Torgny Lindgren, singer-actor-musician Tommy Körberg, and American author Charlotte Agell, who currently resides in Maine, United States.

Norsjö also plays a part in the Stieg Larsson novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

References

  1. ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 18.

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Localities in Norsjö Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden
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