Torsåker, Hofors Municipality

Torsåker is a locality situated in Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 899 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It contains a parish for the Archdiocese of Uppsala. The church at Torsåker has two runestones, Gs 7 and Gs 8.

Torsåker
Torsåker Church in June 2010
Torsåker Church in June 2010
Torsåker is located in Sweden Gävleborg
Torsåker
Torsåker
Torsåker is located in Sweden
Torsåker
Torsåker
Coordinates: 60°31′N 16°29′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceGästrikland
CountyGävleborg County
MunicipalityHofors Municipality
Area
  Total1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total899
  Density738/km2 (1,910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Etymology

Torsåker has the Norse pagan god Thor as an element along with Old Norse akr or áker, "arable land."[2] The typical translation for the name is "Thor's field" and was often originally used as the name of a farm.

Notable people

References

  1. "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.
  2. Aliki, Pantos; Semple, Sarah (2005). Assembly Places and Practices in Medieval Europe. Four Courts Press. pp. 210. ISBN 1-85182-665-3.
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