Torsåker is a
locality situated in
Hofors Municipality,
Gävleborg County
Gävleborg County ( sv, Gävleborgs län) is a county or '' län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle.
Provinces
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,
Sweden
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with 899 inhabitants in 2010.
It contains a parish for the
Archdiocese of Uppsala. The church at Torsåker has two
runestones,
Gs 7 and
Gs 8.
Etymology
Torsåker has the
Norse pagan god
Thor as an element along with Old Norse ''akr'' or ''áker'', "arable land."
The typical translation for the name is "Thor's field" and was often originally used as the name of a farm.
Notable people
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Elov Persson
Elov V Persson (10 July 1894 – 9 July 1970) was a Swedish comic artist. He created one of Sweden's most popular comic strips, '' Kronblom''.
Born in Hästbo, a dispersed settlement in Hofors Municipality, Gästrikland, Elov Persson created ''K ...
(1894-1970), Swedish cartoonist and comic artist
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Erik Gabrielsson Emporagrius
Erik Gabrielsson Emporagrius (1606 – 14 March 1674) was a Sweden, Swedish professor and bishop.
Erik Emporagrius was born in Torsåker, Hofors, Torsåker in Gästrikland, son of Gabriel Emporagrius, the vicar there. He studied at Uppsala Un ...
(1606-1674), Swedish professor and bishop
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Kerstin Hesselgren (1872–1962), first woman elected into the upper house of Swedish parliament
References
External links
Torsåker vicars
{{DEFAULTSORT:Torsaker, Hofors
Populated places in Hofors Municipality
Gästrikland