Edsbyn

Edsbyn (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈěːdsbʏn])[2] is a locality and the seat of Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 3,985 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is located in the historical province of Hälsingland.

Edsbyn
Edsbyn Train Station
Edsbyn Train Station
Edsbyn is located in Sweden Gävleborg
Edsbyn
Edsbyn
Edsbyn is located in Sweden
Edsbyn
Edsbyn
Coordinates: 61°23′N 15°49′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceHälsingland
CountyGävleborg County
MunicipalityOvanåker Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total4.53 km2 (1.75 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total3,985
 • Density879/km2 (2,280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Edsbyn is most famous for its former ski and nowadays office furniture manufacturing industry Edsbyverken; the sports club Edsbyns IF; and being the hometown of the creator of Minecraft, Markus Persson throughout his early childhood.

Climate

Edsbyn has a subarctic climate (Köppen Dfc) with long winters with occasional strong cold periods and short but mild summers. Being situated in a river valley at a moderately high elevation surrounded by high hills, the settlement is in a frost hollow. This results in large swings between different times of the day and larger seasonal variations than seen elsewhere in Hälsingland.

Climate data for Edsbyn (2002–2021 averages); extremes since 1951)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 9.7
(49.5)		 12.2
(54.0)		 16.8
(62.2)		 25.9
(78.6)		 29.3
(84.7)		 32.7
(90.9)		 32.2
(90.0)		 33.4
(92.1)		 27.0
(80.6)		 21.5
(70.7)		 15.1
(59.2)		 10.7
(51.3)		 33.4
(92.1)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 5.3
(41.5)		 6.2
(43.2)		 11.7
(53.1)		 17.5
(63.5)		 23.8
(74.8)		 26.7
(80.1)		 28.1
(82.6)		 26.6
(79.9)		 21.3
(70.3)		 14.4
(57.9)		 9.9
(49.8)		 6.2
(43.2)		 29.3
(84.7)
Average high °C (°F) −2.6
(27.3)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 3.7
(38.7)		 9.7
(49.5)		 15.1
(59.2)		 19.5
(67.1)		 22.0
(71.6)		 20.1
(68.2)		 15.2
(59.4)		 8.2
(46.8)		 2.6
(36.7)		 −1.0
(30.2)		 9.3
(48.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.8
(19.8)		 −5.4
(22.3)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 3.8
(38.8)		 8.9
(48.0)		 13.3
(55.9)		 15.8
(60.4)		 14.3
(57.7)		 9.9
(49.8)		 4.2
(39.6)		 −0.6
(30.9)		 −4.9
(23.2)		 4.2
(39.5)
Average low °C (°F) −11.0
(12.2)		 −9.9
(14.2)		 −7.1
(19.2)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 2.7
(36.9)		 7.1
(44.8)		 9.6
(49.3)		 8.5
(47.3)		 4.6
(40.3)		 0.1
(32.2)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 −8.7
(16.3)		 −0.8
(30.5)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −25.3
(−13.5)		 −23.8
(−10.8)		 −19.8
(−3.6)		 −8.9
(16.0)		 −3.9
(25.0)		 0.3
(32.5)		 3.1
(37.6)		 0.9
(33.6)		 −2.9
(26.8)		 −7.9
(17.8)		 −14.2
(6.4)		 −22.3
(−8.1)		 −28.2
(−18.8)
Record low °C (°F) −34.4
(−29.9)		 −35.7
(−32.3)		 −33.0
(−27.4)		 −20.7
(−5.3)		 −6.9
(19.6)		 −2.5
(27.5)		 0.0
(32.0)		 −2.8
(27.0)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 −14.5
(5.9)		 −25.0
(−13.0)		 −33.7
(−28.7)		 −35.7
(−32.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 37.5
(1.48)		 25.6
(1.01)		 25.1
(0.99)		 24.2
(0.95)		 50.2
(1.98)		 75.9
(2.99)		 74.3
(2.93)		 75.2
(2.96)		 41.3
(1.63)		 58.2
(2.29)		 42.3
(1.67)		 38.1
(1.50)		 567.9
(22.38)
Source 1: SMHI Open Data[3]
Source 2: SMHI Open Data[4]

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Edsbyn:

Edsbyns IF is renowned for its successes in men's bandy. The first indoor bandy arena in Sweden, Edsbyn Arena, was built in Edsbyn and dedicated in 2003 by King Carl XVI Gustaf.[5]

References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edsbyn.
  1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 7.
  3. "SMHI Open Data precipitation for Edsbyn A" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute.
  4. "SMHI Open data temperature for Edsbyn A" (in Swedish). SMHI. 23 January 2022.
  5. "News". Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2011-07-25. Information about Edsbyn Arena AB. Retrieved on 2011-07-25.
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