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Norsjö Church in June 2012
Norsjö Church in June 2012
Norsjö is located in Västerbotten
Norsjö
Norsjö
Location in Västerbotten
Norsjö is located in Sweden
Norsjö
Norsjö
Location in Sweden
Country Sweden
Province Västerbotten
County Västerbotten County
Municipality Norsjö Municipality
Area
 • Total 2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
 • Total 2,051
 • Density 854/km2 (2,210/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Norsjö (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈnǔːrɧœ]) is a locality and the seat of Norsjö Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with 2,051 inhabitants in 2010. It is the birthplace of writer Torgny Lindgren, singer-actor-musician Tommy Körberg, and American author Charlotte Agell, who currently resides in Maine, United States.

Norsjö also plays a part in the Stieg Larsson novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

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