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Edsbyn
Edsbyn () is a locality and the seat of Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 3,985 inhabitants in 2010. It is located in the historical province of Hälsingland. 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. Sports The following sports clubs are located in Edsbyn: * Edsbyns IF - bandy * Edsbyns IF FF - football Edsbyns IF is renowned for its successes in men's bandy. The first indoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edsbyns IF FF
Edsbyns IF FF is a Swedish football club in Edsbyn in Ovanåker Municipality in Sweden. Background Edsbyns IF, founded on 6 June 1909, is a sports club in Edsbyn. The bandy section of the club was founded as late as in 1925 and in 2000 the section was formally made a club of its own. Since their foundation Edsbyns IF FF has participated mainly in the middle and lower divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Södra Norrland which is the fifth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Öns IP in Edsbyn. Edsbyns IF FF are affiliated to Hälsinglands Fotbollförbund The Hälsinglands Fotbollförbund ''(Hälsingland Football Association)'' is one of the 24 district organisations of the Swedish Football Association. It administers lower tier football in Hälsingland, a historical province in Norrland. Backgr .... Recent history In recent seasons Edsbyns IF FF have competed in the following divisions: 2011&n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edsbyn Train Station
Edsbyn () is a locality and the seat of Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 3,985 inhabitants in 2010. It is located in the historical province of Hälsingland. 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. Sports The following sports clubs are located in Edsbyn: * Edsbyns IF - bandy * Edsbyns IF FF - football Edsbyns IF is renowned for its successes in men's bandy. The first indoor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edsbyn
Edsbyn () is a locality and the seat of Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 3,985 inhabitants in 2010. It is located in the historical province of Hälsingland. 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. Sports The following sports clubs are located in Edsbyn: * Edsbyns IF - bandy * Edsbyns IF FF - football Edsbyns IF is renowned for its successes in men's bandy. The first indoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edsbyns IF
Edsbyns IF, is a bandy team from Edsbyn in Ovanåker Municipality in Sweden founded on 6 June 1909. The bandy section of the club was founded as late as in 1925 was formally made a club of its own on 28 June 2000. Edsbyns IF has played in the highest bandy league in Sweden from 1945–1969 and then again since 1971. History Edsbyns IF was founded in 1909. In September 2003, Edsbyn moved to Edsbyn Arena, the first indoor arena for bandy in Sweden, and won the Swedish Championship final in the end of the season. In June 2009, the club decided to dissolve the women's bandy team for the 2009–2010 season, while keeping the girls' bandy activity and attempting to re-start the women's team as soon as possible. On 4 October 2009, the women's bandy team Team Hälsingland was established instead, as a cooperation between Bollnäs GIF, Broberg/Söderhamn Bandy, Edsbyns IF and Ljusdals BK. On 26 March 2004, Edsbyns IF played a men's bandy exhibition game at the Streatham Ice Aren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edsbyn Arena
Edsbyn Arena is a sports venue in Edsbyn. It is the home of Edsbyns IF. Inaugurated on 22 September 2003 by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, it was the first indoor bandy rink in Sweden. Major work was completed following the 2002–2003 season. On 31 March 2003, construction of the ceiling began. The unit was shut down the same day, and removal of the former ice began. In April the same year, the wooden beams were delivered. The first game inside was played on 5 October 2003 when Edsbyns IF defeated Ljusdals IF Ljusdals IF is a sports club in Ljusdal, Sweden, currently only playing soccer. History The club was founded on 9 June 1904 and originally competed in soccer, track and field athletics, gymnastics and cross-country skiing. The club has also c ..., 7–1, in a friendly game. Walls weren't added until after the 2003–2004 season. References Bandy venues in Sweden Sport in Edsbyn 2003 establishments in Sweden Sports venues completed in 2003 {{Sweden-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Olsson (bandy)
Magnus Olsson (born 25 January 1972) is a Swedish former bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ... player who most played his entire professional career for Edsbyns IF as a midfielder. Career Club career Olsson is a youth product of Edsbyns IF, Edsbyn and has represented their senior team his entire career from 1987 to 2016. While at Edsbyn, Olsson was a member of their squads that won the Swedish bandy champions, Swedish championship in the 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons. He was also part of the Bandy World Cup winning squad in 2001–02 season. International career Olsson was part of Swedish World Champions teams of 1995 Bandy World Championship, 1995 and 1997 Bandy World Championship, 1997. Honours Country ; Sweden national ban ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hälsingland
Hälsingland (), sometimes referred to as Helsingia in English, is a historical province or ''landskap'' in central Sweden. It borders Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is part of the land of Norrland. Administration The traditional provinces of Sweden serve no administrative or political purpose, but are historical and cultural entities. In the case of Hälsingland the province constitutes the northern part of the ''län'' ('administrative county') Gävleborg County. Minor parts of the province are in Jämtland County and in Västernorrland County. The following municipalities have their seats in Hälsingland: * Bollnäs * Hudiksvall * Ljusdal * Nordanstig * Ovanåker * Söderhamn The six largest settlements are: * Bollnäs * Hudiksvall * Söderhamn * Ljusdal * Edsbyn * Iggesund Heraldry The coat of arms were granted in 1560 in the era of King Gustav Vasa. At that time, Hälsingland was known for its large scale goat breeding, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ovanåker Municipality
Ovanåker Municipality (''Ovanåkers kommun'') is a municipality in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden. The municipal seat is located in Edsbyn. The subdivision reform of 1952 saw the amalgamation of "old" Ovanåker with ''Voxna'' (both formed by the first local government acts of 1862). In 1977 ''Alfta'' (which 1974-1976 had been in Bollnäs Municipality) was added. Localities * Alfta * Edsbyn Edsbyn () is a locality and the seat of Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 3,985 inhabitants in 2010. It is located in the historical province of Hälsingland. Edsbyn is most famous for its former ski and nowadays office furn ... (seat) * Knåda * Ovanåker * Roteberg * Runemo * Viksjöfors References External links * Ovanåker- Official site Municipalities of Gävleborg County {{Gävleborg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is the Federation of International Bandy (FIB). The playing surface, called a bandy field or bandy rink, is a sheet of ice which measures 90–110 meters by 45–65 meters – about the size of a football pitch. The field is considerably larger than the ice rinks commonly used for ice hockey, rink bandy, or figure skating. The goal cage used in bandy is 3.5 m (11 ft) wide and 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) high and is the largest one used by any organized winter team sport. The sport has a common background with association football (soccer), ice hockey, and field hockey. Bandy's origins are debatable, but its first rules were organized and published in England in 1882. Internationally, bandy's strongest nations in both men's and women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is the Federation of International Bandy (FIB). The playing surface, called a bandy field or bandy rink, is a sheet of ice which measures 90–110 meters by 45–65 meters – about the size of a football pitch. The field is considerably larger than the ice rinks commonly used for ice hockey, rink bandy, or figure skating. The goal cage used in bandy is 3.5 m (11 ft) wide and 2.1 m (6 ft 11 in) high and is the largest one used by any organized winter team sport. The sport has a common background with association football (soccer), ice hockey, and field hockey. Bandy's origins are debatable, but its first rules were organized and published in England in 1882. Internationally, bandy's strongest nations in both men's and women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Persson
Markus Alexej Persson (; born 1 June 1979), also known as Notch, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is best known for creating the sandbox video game ''Minecraft'' and for founding the video game company Mojang in 2009. Persson's principal venture for founding Mojang was ''Minecraft'' which gained popularity and support since its tech demo in 2009. Since then, he has gained significant notability within the video game industry, winning multiple awards and establishing relations with the industry's figureheads. He retained his position as the lead designer of ''Minecraft'' until the game's official launch in 2011, after which he transferred creative authority to Jens Bergensten. He had continued to work on ''Minecraft'' until he left Mojang in September 2014, after its acquisition by Microsoft for $2.5 billion. Microsoft eventually dissociated from Persson following controversial comments regarding topics such as race and gender on his Twitter account. Biograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year. It corresponds to UTC+02:00, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia. Names Other names which have been applied to Central European Summer Time are Middle European Summer Time (MEST), Central European Daylight Saving Time (CEDT), and Bravo Time (after the second letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet). Period of observation Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC (02:00 CET and 03:00 CEST) on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. There were proposals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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