Ekshärad

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Ekshärad
Ekshärad
Ekshärad
Coordinates: 60°10′N 13°30′E / 60.167°N 13.500°E / 60.167; 13.500Coordinates: 60°10′N 13°30′E / 60.167°N 13.500°E / 60.167; 13.500
Country Sweden
Province Värmland
County Värmland County
Municipality Hagfors Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 1,074
  Density 618/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Ekshärad is a locality in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 1,074 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Ekshärad is most famous for its historically-rich church. Ekshärad is also well known for the unique Ekshäring dialect.

Famous people from Ekshärad

  • Carl-Johan Bergman, biatholonist
  • David Ekholm, biatholonist
  • Lennart Hall, professor of music
  • Bertil Jonasson, centerpartistisk riksdagsledamot
  • Lars Löfgren, head of TV-teatern and Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern
  • Gunnar Olsson, professor of Human Geography at Uppsala University
  • Gustaf Viklund, MW3 Aka TEJPZ

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012. 


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