Torsåker, Hofors Municipality

Place in Gästrikland, Sweden

Torsåker

Torsåker Church in June 2010

Torsåker

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Coordinates: 60°31′N 16°29′E﻿ / ﻿60.517°N 16.483°E﻿ / 60.517; 16.483Coordinates: 60°31′N 16°29′E﻿ / ﻿60.517°N 16.483°E﻿ / 60.517; 16.483
Country| Sweden
Province| Gästrikland
County| Gävleborg County
Municipality| Hofors Municipality
Area

[1]

• Total| 1.22 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Population

(31 December 2010)[1]

• Total| 899
• Density| 738/km2 (1,910/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)

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.

## Contents

* 1 Etymology
* 2 Notable people
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

* Elov Persson (1894-1970), Swedish cartoonist and comic artist
* Erik Gabrielsson Emporagrius (1606-1674), Swedish professor and bishop
* Kerstin Hesselgren (1872–1962), first woman elected into the upper house of Swedish parliament

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "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.

## External links[edit]

* Torsåker vicars[permanent dead link]

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Localities in Hofors Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden

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* Hofors (seat)
* Torsåker

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