Råby
Råby is a hamlet in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna and has about 879 residents. Råby is situated nearby to the hamlet Skinnarbo, as well as near Rotfallet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Avesta Motorstadion.
Avesta Motorstadion
Sports venue
Avesta Motorstadion also called the Arena Avesta or Stadion Brovalla is a 12,000 capacity motorcycle speedway track located 10 kilometres south of Krylbo and Avesta. Avesta Motorstadion is situated 4 km southwest of Råby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brunnbäck and Karlbo.
Brunnbäck
Suburb
Brunnbäck is a small community in Sweden, eight kilometers southeast of Avesta in Dalarna at a crossing of Dalälven. In 1521, at the Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry, Swedish rebel troops under Peder Svensson and Olof Bonde defeated a Danish host by encirclement, cementing the Swedish Rebellion and allowing Gustav Vasa sufficient time to raise an army to challenge the Danish king. Brunnbäck is situated 8 km northwest of Råby.
Karlbo
Suburb
Karlbo is a village in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna, Sweden. Erik Axel Karlfeldt was born here. Karlbo is situated 8 km northwest of Råby.
Råby
- Type: Hamlet with 879 residents
- Also known as: “Raby”
- Category: locality
- Location: Avesta Municipality, Dalarna, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.09145° or 60° 5′ 29″ northLongitude
16.3784° or 16° 22′ 42″ eastPopulation
879Elevation
74 metres (243 feet)Open location code
9FGR39RH+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 7465183766OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2683760
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