Norsjö ()
is a
locality and the seat of
Norsjö Municipality
Norsjö Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its administrative centre, seat is located in Norsjö.
In 1974 Norsjö and Malå Municipality, Malå municipalities were amalgamated, ...
in
Västerbotten County,
Sweden
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, with 2,051 inhabitants in 2010.
It is the birthplace of writer
Torgny Lindgren, singer-actor-musician
Tommy Körberg, and American author
Charlotte Agell, who currently resides in
Maine
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, United States.
Norsjö also plays a part in the
Stieg Larsson novel
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''
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo''.
References
Norsjo
Populated places in Norsjö Municipality
Municipal seats of Västerbotten County
Swedish municipal seats
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