Norrland
Gävleborg County
Gävle Municipality

Forsby

Forsby is a locality situated in , , with 651 inhabitants in 2010.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Gavlevallen and Strömsbro Church.

Stadium
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is an association football stadium in , Sweden. The project was initiated by Allsvenskan side Gefle IF and to build a new 6,500 capacity stadium in the Sätraåsen area of , .

Church
Photo: Y-näsmannen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sports venue
Photo: Bamsefar75, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, formerly named Gavlerinken Arena, Läkerol Arena and Gavlerinken, is an indoor sporting arena located in , . The capacity of the arena is 7,909 for ice hockey games and 11,000 for concerts which makes it the 8th largest ice hockey arena in Sweden. is situated 2½ km south of Forsby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alderholmen and Gävle.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 4 km southeast of Forsby.

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is a port on the Baltic Sea in , the southernmost part of . In 2020 the city had a population of 79,004. Another 20,000 live in associated small towns.

Suburb
is a part of the city of , situated 5 km west of its centre, in east central . There is a smaller Coop grocery store, it is more commonly known under the name of Konsum. is situated 6 km southwest of Forsby.

Forsby

Latitude
60.71296° or 60° 42′ 47″ north
Longitude
17.14677° or 17° 8′ 48″ east
Population
646
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
9FGVP47W+5P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 124323049
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2713986
Wiki­data ID
Q3291048
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Forsby” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Forsby”
  • Chinese: “Forsby”
  • Chinese: “福什比”
  • Danish: “Forsby”
  • Dutch: “Forsby”
  • French: “Forsby”
  • German: “Forsby”
  • Irish: “Forsby”
  • Italian: “Forsby”
  • Ladin: “Forsby”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Forsby”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Forsby”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Forsby i Gästrikland”
  • Norwegian: “Forsby”
  • Persian: “فورسبی”
  • Swedish: “Forsby, Gävle kommun”
  • Swedish: “Forsby”

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Highlights include Åängsvägen and Forsbybadet.

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