Furbo
Furbo is a village and area near Smedjebacken in Dalarna, Sweden, including Furbo Lake. The village is surrounded by Scots pine forests. The village dates to the Iron Age. Hunting, gathering and fishing are very popular. The economy revolves around forestry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: settlement in Smedjebacken Municipality, Sweden
- Also known as: “Furbo, Smedjebacken”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Norrbärke Church.
Norrbärke Church
Church
Photo: V-wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Norrbärke Church is situated 4 km south of Furbo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Smedjebacken and Morgårdshammar.
Smedjebacken
Town
Photo: Pimvantend, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Smedjebacken is a locality and the seat of Smedjebacken Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,100 inhabitants in 2010. Geographically, the town Smedjebacken is situated by the lake Barken, with an area of 34 km2, which in turn belongs to the Kolbäcksån stream-system, which drains into lake Mälaren to the south-east. Smedjebacken is situated 4 km south of Furbo.
Morgårdshammar
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Morgårdshammar is a neighborhood, which is situated 4½ km southwest of Furbo.
Gubbo
Village
Photo: Holger.Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gubbo is a locality situated in Smedjebacken Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 215 inhabitants in 2010. Gubbo is situated 6 km west of Furbo.
Furbo
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Smedjebacken Municipality, Dalarna, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.17563° or 60° 10′ 32″ northLongitude
15.42926° or 15° 25′ 45″ eastElevation
144 metres (472 feet)Open location code
9FGQ5CGH+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 838492496OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Furbo” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Furbo”
- Irish: “Furbo”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Furbo”
- Swedish: “Furbo”
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