Älvsbyn

Älvsbyn (; translating to "the river village") is a locality and the seat of Älvsbyn Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 4,967 inhabitants in 2010. It is known as "The Pearl of Norrbotten".

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Settlement.official_name: Älvsbyn
Settlement.image_skyline: Alvsbyn_vy_hundberget.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: 2007 view from Hundberget ("Dog Mountain").
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Älvsbyn Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Norrbotten County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Norrbotten
Settlement.area_total_km2: 6.35
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 4,967
Settlement.population_density_km2: 782
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Älvsbyn
Population: 4923
Area: 717
Official website: www.alvsbyn.se
Image: Älvsbyns kyrka.jpg
Dialing code: 0929

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Älvsbyn has a railway station that is served by trains running between Boden and Stockholm along the Swedish east coast. It has a youth hostel with a small recreational park, including a swimming pool.