Forsbacka | |
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![Photo of Forsbacka bruk [sv] in 2021](/weird-wikipedia/img/c/84/8439574007e8ecf9.jpg) Photo of Forsbacka bruk in 2021 | |
Forsbacka Forsbacka | |
| Coordinates: 60°37′N 16°53′E / 60.617°N 16.883°E / 60.617; 16.883 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gästrikland |
| County | Gävleborg County |
| Municipality | Gävle Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)1 | |
• Total | 1,702 |
| • Density | 991/km2 (2,570/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Forsbacka is a locality situated in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,702 inhabitants in 2010.1
Economy
Steel production company Ovako has a production site in Forsbacka with approximately 70 employees.2
Culture
Sites of interest include the Forsbacka bruk and Forsbacka herrgård. The latter was built at the behest of Johan Magnus af Nordin in 1777.3
Transport
It is located along European route E16.3
References
References
- "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- "Forsbacka - Ovako". www.ovako.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18.
- Larsson, Sanna (2019-07-01). "Forsbacka – en historisk pärla vid vattnet: "Det är vårt lilla paradis"" [Forsbacka – a historic gem by the water: "It's our little paradise"]. Gefle Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-11-02.
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