Storvik, Sweden
Storvik is a locality situated in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,165 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Storvik | |
|---|---|
 Storvik Church in June 2010 | |
  Storvik  Storvik | |
| Coordinates: 60°36′N 16°31′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Gästrikland |
| County | Gävleborg County |
| Municipality | Sandviken Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.62 km2 (1.01 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,165 |
| • Density | 826/km2 (2,140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Storvik was and still is an important railway junction for freight trains. Here the Northern Main Line, the Bergslagen Line and the goods route through Bergslagen meet up.
Storvik once had the longest train platform in Europe.
References
- "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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