Ovanåker Municipality
Ovanåker Municipality is a municipality in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden. The municipal seat is located in Edsbyn. The subdivision reform of 1952 saw the amalgamation of "old" Ovanåker with Voxna. In 1977 Alfta was added.- Type: Municipality with 11,300 residents
- Description: municipality in Gävleborg County, Sweden
- Also known as: “2121”, “Commune d’Ovanaker”, “Commune d’Ovanåker”, “conceyu d’Ovanåkers (Suecia)”, “Gmina Ovanaker”, “Kommunen Ovanåker”, “komunumo Ovanåker”, “Municipalità di Ovanåker”, “Občina Ovanåker”, “Ovanåker kommun”, “Ovanakers Kommun”, “Ovanåkers kommune”, “Ovanoker”, and “коммуна Уванокер”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Edsbyn Arena.
Ovanåker Municipality
- Categories: municipality of Sweden and locality
- Location: Gävleborg County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.4167° or 61° 25′ north
Longitude
15.8167° or 15° 49′ east
Population
11,300
Elevation
295 metres (968 feet)
Open location code
9FHQCR88+MM
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Ovanåker Municipality” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بلدية أوفانوكر”
- Asturian: “Ovanåkers”
- Basque: “Ovanåker udalerria”
- Belarusian: “Уванокер”
- Bulgarian: “Уванокер”
- Catalan: “municipi d’Ovanåker”
- Catalan: “Municipi d’Ovanåker”
- Cebuano: “Ovanåkers Kommun”
- Chinese: “奥瓦诺克尔市镇”
- Chinese: “奧瓦諾克爾市鎮”
- Czech: “Ovanåker”
- Danish: “Ovanåker Kommune”
- Danish: “Ovanåkers kommun”
- Dutch: “Ovanåker”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بلدية اوڤاناكير”
- Esperanto: “Ovanåker”
- Faroese: “Ovanåkers kommuna”
- Finnish: “Ovanåkerin kunta”
- French: “Ovanåker”
- Galician: “Ovanåker”
- German: “Gemeinde Ovanåker”
- German: “Ovanåker”
- Italian: “Ovanåker”
- Korean: “오바노케르시”
- Ladin: “Ovanåker”
- Limburgan: “Ovanåker”
- Lithuanian: “Ovanokeris”
- Lombard: “Ovanåker”
- Low German: “Kommun Ovanåker”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Ovanåker Chū-tī-chhī”
- Northern Frisian: “Ovanåker (Komuun)”
- Northern Frisian: “Ovanåker”
- Northern Sami: “Ovanåkera gielda”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ovanåker kommune”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ovanåkers kommun”
- Norwegian: “Ovanåker kommune”
- Persian: “بخش اووانوکر”
- Polish: “Gmina Ovanåker”
- Portuguese: “Ovanåker”
- Romanian: “Comuna Ovanåker”
- Russian: “Уванокер”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Ovanåker”
- Slovenian: “Ovanåkers kommun”
- Spanish: “Municipio de Ovanåker”
- Swedish: “Ovanåkers kommun”
- Turkish: “Ovanåker”
- Ukrainian: “Уванокер”
- Urdu: “اووانیکر میونسپلٹی”
- Vietnamese: “Ovanåker”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Torraberg and Västra Roteberg.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lilla Skottjärnaberget and Skottjärnen.
Gävleborg County: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Gävle and Sandviken.
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