Älvkarleby

Älvkarleby () is a locality situated in Älvkarleby Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 1,647 inhabitants in 2010. It is not the seat of the municipality, a function held by Skutskär 7 km to the north.

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Settlement.official_name: Älvkarleby
Settlement.image_skyline: Älvkarleby_June_2013_04.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Älvkarleby Hotel in June 2013
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Uppsala#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Älvkarleby Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Uppsala County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uppland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.70
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2020
Settlement.population_total: 1,490
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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People from Älvkarleby
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==People from Älvkarleby== One of Sweden's most famous authors, Stig Dagerman was born in Älvkarleby on 5 October 1923 and spent his youth there. At the centenary of his birth in 2023, a park in Älvkarleby was named after Stig Dagerman and a statue was placed there.

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