Edsbyn

Edsbyn () is a locality and the seat of Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 4321 inhabitants in 2020. It is located in the historical province of Hälsingland.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Edsbyn
Settlement.image_skyline: Edsbyns station 00173.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Edsbyn Train Station
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Gävleborg#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ovanåker Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gävleborg County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hälsingland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 5.26
Settlement.population_as_of: 2020
Settlement.population_total: 4321
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Edsbyn
Population: 4244
Area: 544
Image: Edsbyns station 00173.JPG
Dialing code: 0271

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Commons category: Edsbyn
P8168: Camiran
native label: Edsbyn

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Edsbyn () is a locality and the seat of Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 4321 inhabitants in 2020. It is located in the historical province of Hälsingland.

Edsbyn is most famous for its former ski and nowadays office furniture manufacturing industry Edsbyverken; the sports club Edsbyns IF; and being the hometown of the creator of Minecraft, Markus Persson throughout his early childhood.