Delsbo

Delsbo
Sunset in Delsbo
Delsbo
Coordinates: 61°48′N 16°35′E / 61.8°N 16.583°E / 61.8; 16.583Coordinates: 61°48′N 16°35′E / 61.8°N 16.583°E / 61.8; 16.583
Country	Sweden
Province	Hälsingland
County	Gävleborg County
Municipality	Hudiksvall Municipality
Area[1]
- Total	2.85 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
- Total	2,189
- Density	767/km2 (1,986.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Delsbo is a locality in Hudiksvall Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden, with 2,189 inhabitants in 2005.^[1] It is situated some 25 kilometers west of Hudiksvall, in the vicinity of the two lakes of Dellen. The town is known for its assembly of musicians at Delsbo Ancient Farm (Delsbo Forngård) every year.

Villages

Research conducted in 2005 revealed that Delsbo have the highest density of villages in Sweden. Approximately 104 different villages are scattered around the Delsbo community, among them the villages Ava, Johannesberg, Loppet, Norrberg, Norrväna, Oppsjö, Sannäs, Stenbo, Vitterarv and Västanäng. A local newspaper-reporter described Delsbo as a place with "a village behind every tree". The population of the Delsbo villages range from one person to a couple of hundred.

Dialect

The local dialect is known as Dellboskan. It is a Norrlandian dialect with some Norwegian attributes.

Examples:

• Hän ä'nt sa ugalin = Det är inte så illa (It isn't (too) bad)
• Dellenbiggda = Dellenbygden (The Dellen area).

Notable natives

• Jörgen Brink (cross-country skier)
• David Johansson (cross-country skier)
• Thomas Magnusson (cross-country skier)

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Delsbo:

• Delsbo IF

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved 2009-04-18. 

External links

• Listen to the Delsbo dialect