Gagnef ()
is the second largest
locality
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situated in
Gagnef Municipality
Gagnef Municipality (''Gagnefs kommun'') is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Djurås with 2,257 inhabitants, with the largest town being Mockfjärd with 2365 inhabitants. The locality of Gagne ...
,
Dalarna County
Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark ...
,
Sweden
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with 1,049 inhabitants in 2010.
Gagnef consists of several small villages: The Church Village, Kyrkbyn, The Station Village, Stationsbyn, Moje, Moje, Tjaerna, Tjärna, Graev, Gräv, Gaersholn, Gärsholm, Gagnefs Grauda, Gagnefs Gråda, Osterfors, Österfors, Vaesterfors, Västerfors, Nordbaeck, Nordbäck, Gagnefsbyn, Gagnefsbyn, Nordauker, Nordåker and Pellesgaurdarna, Pellesgårdarna.
Actress
Malin Levanon
Malin Vulcano Levanon (born 12 November 1977), also known as Malin Vulcano, is a Swedish actress.
She grew up in Gagnef in Dalarna, where she already at the age of eight made her acting debut in the annual summer plays that was made in her villa ...
comes from Gagnef. The artist
Ottilia Adelborg
Eva Ottilia Adelborg (6 December 1855 – 19 March 1936) was a Swedish children's book illustrator, comics artist and author and the founder of a school for lace making. A literary award, the Ottilia Adelborg Prize, was established in her honor ...
lived there for several decades, and there is now an Ottilia Adelborg Museum in Gagnef.
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Gagnef:
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Gagnefs IF
Gagnefs IF is a Swedish football club located in Gagnef.
Background
Gagnefs IF currently plays in Division 4 Dalarna which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Siljansvallen in Gagnef.
The club is affiliat ...
References
Oskar Lindberg (composer)
Oskar Fredrik Lindberg (23 February 1887 – 10 April 1955) was a Swedish composer, church musician, teacher and professor. In 1939 he edited the Church of Sweden's hymnbook. His 1912 ''Requiem'' was of particular importance to the history of ...
was born in Gagnef.
Populated places in Dalarna County
Populated places in Gagnef Municipality
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