Järvsö

Järvsö (), locally known as Jarse (), is a locality and a parish situated in Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,407 inhabitants in 2010. From Järvsö, people commute to Ljusdal, Färila, Bollnäs, and Gävle. The Järv part of the town name in Swedish means "wolverine" in English.

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Settlement.official_name: Järvsö
Settlement.image_skyline: Jarvso-kyrka-1910.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Järvsö Church around 1910.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Gävleborg#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ljusdal Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gävleborg County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hälsingland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.13
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 1,407
Settlement.population_density_km2: 660
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Official name: Järvsö
Population: 1592
Area: 447
Image: Stenegård.jpg

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Järvsö is a tourist town known for its ski slope, Järvsöbacken, and for its zoo, known as Järvzoo, which has an extensive collection of large Nordic animals. There are also several large hotels, including Hotell Järvsöbaden and Bergshotellet. Järvsö is also famously the hometown of the singer and actress Lill-Babs (1938-2018).