Norsjö

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Norsjö
Norsjö
Coordinates: 64°55′N 19°29′E / 64.917°N 19.483°E / 64.917; 19.483Coordinates: 64°55′N 19°29′E / 64.917°N 19.483°E / 64.917; 19.483
Country Sweden
Province Västerbotten
County Västerbotten County
Municipality Norsjö Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 2,051
  Density 854/km2 (2,210/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Norsjö is a locality and the seat of Norsjö Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,051 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is the birthplace of Swedish writer Torgny Lindgren and American author Charlotte Agell, who currently resides in Maine.

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

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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