Los
Los is a locality situated in Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 332 inhabitants in 2020. The village is known for its 18th-century cobalt mine, where Axel Fredrik Cronstedt discovered the chemical element of nickel in 1751.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 354 residents
- Description: urban area in Ljusdal Municipality, Sweden
- Also known as: “Los, Sweden”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Los koboltgruva and Los kyrka.
Los
- Categories: urban area in Sweden and locality
- Location: Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.73651° or 61° 44′ 11″ northLongitude
15.16921° or 15° 10′ 9″ eastPopulation
354Elevation
376 metres (1,234 feet)Open location code
9FHQP5P9+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 31116251OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2694116Wikidata ID
Q1870454
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Los” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Los”
- Chinese: “Los, Sweden”
- Danish: “Los”
- Dutch: “Loos”
- Finnish: “Los”
- French: “Los”
- German: “Los”
- Irish: “Los”
- Italian: “Los”
- Ladin: “Los”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Los”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Los”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Los i Hälsingland”
- Norwegian: “Los”
- Polish: “Los”
- Spanish: “Los (Suecia)”
- Spanish: “Los”
- Swedish: “Los”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gruvbyn and Kyrkbyn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loppis and Furberget Los Slalombacke.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Los”. Photo: ArildV, CC BY-SA 4.0.