Delsbo

Delsbo () is a locality in Hudiksvall Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden, with 2,192 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated some 25 kilometers west of Hudiksvall, in the vicinity of the two lakes of Dellen. The town is known for its assembly of musicians at Delsbo Ancient Farm (Delsbo Forngård) every year.

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Settlement.official_name: Delsbo
Settlement.image_skyline: Delsbo.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Dellenbygden with Delsbo Church and belfry
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Gävleborg#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Hudiksvall Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gävleborg County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Hälsingland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 2.85
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 2,192
Settlement.population_density_km2: 770
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Instance of: urban area in Sweden
Official name: Delsbo
Country: Sweden
Located in: Hudiksvall Municipality
Population: 2206
Area: 319
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Delsbo.jpg

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== Villages == Research conducted in 2005 revealed that Delsbo has the highest density of villages in Sweden. Approximately 104 different villages are scattered around the Delsbo community, among them the villages Ava, Johannesberg, Loppet, Långbacka, Norrberg, Norrväna, Oppsjö, Sannäs, Stenbo, Vitterarv and Västanäng. A local newspaper-reporter described Delsbo as a place with "a village behind every tree". The population of the Delsbo villages range from one person to a couple of hundred.

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