Ekshärad

Ekshärad is a locality in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 1,074 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Ekshärad is most famous for its historically rich church. Ekshärad is also well known for the unique Ekshäring dialect.

Ekshärad
Ekshärad
Ekshärad
Coordinates: 60°10′N 13°30′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceVärmland
CountyVärmland County
MunicipalityHagfors Municipality
Area
  Total1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total1,074
  Density618/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ClimateDfb

Notable people

  • Carl-Johan Bergman, biatholonist
  • David Ekholm, biathlete
  • Lennart Hall, professor of music
  • Bertil Jonasson, centerpartistisk riksdagsledamot
  • Lars Löfgren, head of TV-teatern and Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern
  • Gunnar Olsson, professor of Human Geography at Uppsala University
  • Sofie Skoog, high jumper

References

  1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-10. Retrieved 10 January 2012.



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