Älvkarleby Municipality

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Älvkarleby is a municipality in Uppsala County, in east central Sweden. The municipality covers an area of 208.5 km². Of the total population of 8932, 4466 are male, and 4466 are female. The population density of the community is 43 inhabitants per km². Älvkarleby is located by the Gulf of Bothnia, about 165 kilometers north of Stockholm. The municipal seat is located in Skutskär.

[edit] History

Not until late in the Bronze Age (10th century BC) did parts of what is now Älvkarleby begin to rise out of the Baltic Sea. Remains of settlements from that period has been found in the area. In the Early Iron Age (6th-12th century) the population began to grow and people supported themselves on farming, hunting, fishing and livestock. The first mention of Älvkarleby is found in documents from the early Middle Ages (13th century).

Älvkarleby was the hometown of the author Stig Dagerman.