Fornby

Fornby is a hamlet in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna and has about 54 residents. Fornby is situated nearby to the hamlet Travarbo, as well as near Rossberga.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Vatebosjön and Horndals kyrka.

Vatebosjön

Lake

Photo: Robande, CC BY 3.0.

Vatebosjön is a lake, which is situated 3½ km east of Fornby.

Horndals kyrka

Church

Photo: V-wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Horndals kyrka is a church, which is situated 3 km northwest of Fornby.

Horndal cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: V-wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Horndal cemetery is situated 3 km northwest of Fornby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Horndal and Näs bruk.

Horndal

Village

Photo: V-wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Horndal is a locality situated in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 1,114 inhabitants in 2010. Horndal is situated 3½ km northwest of Fornby.

Näs bruk

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Näs bruk is a locality situated in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 207 inhabitants in 2010. Näs bruk is situated 10 km south of Fornby.

Fornby

Type: Hamlet with 54 residents
Description: settlement in Avesta Municipality, Sweden
Categories: minor locality in Sweden, human settlement, and locality
Location: Avesta Municipality, Dalarna, Svealand, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.26779° or 60° 16′ 4″ north

Longitude

16.44392° or 16° 26′ 38″ east

Population

Elevation

91 metres (299 feet)

Open location code

9FGR7C9V+4H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 684073676

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2714076

Wikidata ID

Q2933298

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Turkish—“Fornby” goes by many names.

Danish: “Fornby”
Dutch: “Fornby”
French: “Fornby”
German: “Fornby”
Low German: “Fornby”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Fornby”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fornby”
Polish: “Fornby”
Swedish: “Fornby, Avesta kommun”
Swedish: “Fornby”
Turkish: “Fornby”

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