Torsåker | |
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Torsåker Church in June 2010 | |
Coordinates: 60°31′N 16°29′E / 60.517°N 16.483°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Gästrikland |
County | Gävleborg County |
Municipality | Hofors Municipality |
Area | |
• 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.
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.
Torsåker | |
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Torsåker Church in June 2010 | |
Coordinates: 60°31′N 16°29′E / 60.517°N 16.483°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Gästrikland |
County | Gävleborg County |
Municipality | Hofors Municipality |
Area | |
• 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.
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.