Delsbo () is a

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Hudiksvall Municipality Hudiksvall Municipality (''Hudiksvalls kommun'') is one of Sweden's 290 municipalities, situated in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden. Its seat is in the city Hudiksvall. The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the ''City of Hudiks ...

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, with 2,192 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated some 25 kilometers west of

Hudiksvall Hudiksvall () is a city and the seat of Hudiksvall Municipality, in Hälsingland, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 15,015 inhabitants in 2010. Hudiksvall is also known as Glada Hudik ( en, Happy Hudik), a term that originated in the 19th century as ...

, in the vicinity of the two lakes of

Dellen Dellen is a lake system in the province of Hälsingland, Sweden. It consists of two lakes, ''Northern Dellen'' and ''Southern Dellen'', appreciated among fly-fishermen for their population of brown trout. Southern Dellen has a surface area of 52 ...

. The town is known for its assembly of musicians at Delsbo Ancient Farm (''Delsbo Forngård'') every year.

Villages

Research conducted in 2005 revealed that Delsbo has the highest density of villages in Sweden. Approximately 104 different villages are scattered around the Delsbo community, among them the villages Ava, Johannesberg, Loppet, Långbacka, Norrberg, Norrväna, Oppsjö, Sannäs, Stenbo, Vitterarv and Västanäng. A local newspaper-reporter described Delsbo as a place with "a village behind every tree". The population of the Delsbo villages range from one person to a couple of hundred.

Climate

Delsbo has a

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(

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). Summers are very warm for the northerly latitude in combination with quite moderate winters, that still retains larger seasonal differences than nearby Hudiksvall.

Dialect

The local dialect is known as Dellboskan. It is a

Norrland Norrland (, "Northland", originally ''Norrlanden'' or "the Northlands") is the northernmost, largest and least populated of the three traditional lands of Sweden, consisting of nine provinces. Although Norrland does not serve any administr ...

ian dialect with some Norwegian attributes. Examples: * ''Hän ä'nt sa ugalin'' = ''Det är inte så illa'' (It isn't (too) bad) * ''Dellenbiggda'' = ''Dellenbygden'' (The Dellen area).

Notable natives

Johanna Sällström Johanna Maria Ellinor Berglund-Sällström (30 December 1974 – 13 February 2007) was a Swedish actress, best known for her portrayal of Linda Wallander in '' Wallander''. She worked as an actress for more than 15 years, before her death in 200 ...

(actress) (grew up there with her father) *

Jörgen Brink Jörgen Brink (born March 10, 1974 in Delsbo, Hälsingland) is a retired Swedish cross-country skier and biathlete who has competed since 1994. He earned three bronze medals at the 2003 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme (10& ...

(cross-country skier) * David Johansson (cross-country skier) *

Thomas Magnusson Bernt Thomas Magnuson (also Magnusson, born 2 July 1950) is a retired Swedish cross-country skier. He competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in the 30 km and the 4 × 10 km relay and placed 28th and fourth, respectively. He won three m ...

(cross-country skier) *

Peter Dolving Peter Dolving (born 24 October 1969) is a Swedish vocalist now living in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. He is most commonly known as the former frontman of the metal band The Haunted. Career Dolving began as a singer-songwriter playing in cafes in S ...

(entrepreneur, artist, writer) (from Skytts at Norrväna. The oldest historical building is from 1640. Interior conservation 80's.)

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Delsbo: *

Delsbo IF Delsbo IF is a Swedish football club located in Delsbo. Background Delsbo IF currently plays in Division 4 Hälsingland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Delsbo IP in Delsbo. The club is affiliated ...

References

External links

Listen to the Delsbo dialect
Populated places in Hudiksvall Municipality Hälsingland {{Gävleborg-geo-stub