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Smedjebacken Church Street in July 2009
Smedjebacken Church Street in July 2009
Official logo of Smedjebacken
Coat of arms
Smedjebacken is located in Dalarna
Smedjebacken
Smedjebacken
Location in Dalarna
Smedjebacken is located in Sweden
Smedjebacken
Smedjebacken
Location in Sweden
Country Sweden
Province Dalarna
County Dalarna County
Municipality Smedjebacken Municipality
Area
 • Total 6.36 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
 • Total 5,100
 • Density 802/km2 (2,080/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Smedjebacken is a locality and the seat of Smedjebacken Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,100 inhabitants in 2010.

Geographically, the town Smedjebacken is situated by the lake Barken, with an area of 34 km2 (13 sq mi), which in turn belongs to the Kolbäcksån stream-system, which drains into lake Mälaren to the south-east.

Notable people

  • Nils Ekholm, Swedish meteorologist, physicist and explorer
  • Hans Heyerdahl, Norwegian painter
  • Maria Keohane, Swedish soprano
  • Karl Edvard Laman, Swedish missionary and ethnographer

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Smedjebacken:

  • Smedjebackens FK
  • Smedjebackens järnvägsstation

    Smedjebacken railway station

  • Smedjebackenblacksmith07030002

    Sculpture by Sven-Göran Niklasson [sv]

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