Ekshärad
Appearance
Ekshärad | |
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![]() Ekshärad | |
Coordinates: 60°10′N 13°30′E / 60.167°N 13.500°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Värmland |
County | Värmland County |
Municipality | Hagfors Municipality |
Area | |
• 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 | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Climate | Dfb |
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.
Notable people
[edit]- Carl-Johan Bergman, biatholonist
- David Ekholm, biathlete
- Lennart Hall, professor of music
- Bertil Jonasson, centerpartistisk riksdagsledamot
- Lars Löfgren, head of TV-teatern and Royal Dramatic Theatre
- Gunnar Olsson, professor of Human Geography at Uppsala University
- Sofie Skoog, high jumper
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 10 January 2012.