Valbo is a locality situated in Gävle 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 Gävleborg Cou ...

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with 7,065 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated south-west of

Gävle Gävle () is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Swede ...

itself and could be considered a suburb of the city. Valbo is known for the large shopping mall

Valbo köpcentrum Valbo is a locality situated in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 7,065 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated south-west of Gävle itself and could be considered a suburb of the city. Valbo is known for the large shopping mall Val ...

and for being the birthplace of

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champion Nicklas Bäckström.

Valbo parish

Valbo is also a parish within the Church of Sweden, which has 11,600 members in the town and surrounding area in the eastern part of Gävle Municipality.

Education

* Sofiedalskolan (Sofiedal School) Is an upper (senior) level of compulsory school and it is located in the central parts of Valbo and it has around 550 students, The school also has an intermediate level and also the first three years of compulsory school for students. * Ludvigsbergsskolan (Ludvigsberg School) is located in the central parts of Valbo and it has the first three years of compulsory school for students and also an intermediate level. The school has around 400 students. * Alborga skola (Alborga School) is located in the north of Valbo and it has the first three years of compulsory school for students with about 100 students Häcklingeskolan (Häcklinge School) was closed in 2005 and the students were transferred to the Sofiedal school

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Valbo: * Valbo FF * Valbo AIF * Valbo IBF * Valbo HC

Notable people

* Nicklas Bäckström - hockey player and

champion. * Andreas Dackell - hockey player. * Christian Lundeberg - Prime Minister of Sweden.

References

Populated places in Gävle Municipality Gästrikland {{Gävleborg-geo-stub