Husby is a

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situated in

Hedemora Municipality Hedemora Municipality () is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is in the city of Hedemora. In 1966 the ''City of Hedemora'' was amalgamated with the rural municipality by the same name and with ''Husby''. Military histo ...

Dalarna County Dalarna County () 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 and Trøndelag to ...

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History

The village of Husby had a population of 256 inhabitants in 2010. It is the site of Husby Church (''Husby kyrka''). It is also the location of the historic manor houses, Husby kungsgård and Näs kungsgård which are on the Husbyringen cultural trail. Husby Church dates from the first half of the 13th century, but gained much of its present form at the time of an extension in 1779–1782. Husby kungsgård was a former royal estate dating into the 13th century. The current building was designed in the early 18th century. Näs kungsgård was designed in 1686 by

Erik Dahlbergh Count Erik Jönsson Dahlbergh (10 October 1625 – 16 January 1703) was a Swedish military engineer, Governor-general, Field marshal and Master-general of the Ordinance. He rose to the level of nobility through his military competence. Acc ...

(1625–1703). It served as the headquarters of the

Dalarna Regiment The Dalarna Regiment (), designation I 13, is a Swedish Army infantry unit that traced its origins back to the 16th century. The regiment's soldiers were originally recruited from the province of Dalarna, where it was later garrisoned. The unit ...

(''Dalregementet'') from 1683–1813. File:Husby kyrka.JPG, Husby Church File:Husby kungsgård 2015d.jpg, Husby kungsgård File:Näs kungsgård 2015b.jpg, Näs kungsgård

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Husby: * Husby AIK

References

Populated places in Hedemora Municipality {{Dalarna-geo-stub