Askersby
Askersby is a hamlet in Sunne Municipality, Värmland County and has about 251 residents. Askersby is situated nearby to the hamlet Persby, as well as near Angersby.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mårbacka.
Mårbacka
Photo: Leojth, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mårbacka is a manor house in Sunne Municipality in Värmland, Sweden. The first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, Selma Lagerlöf, was born and raised at Mårbacka.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fryksdalen and Rottneros.
Fryksdalen
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Fryksdalen, or Fryk Valley is a region in Värmland, surrounding the three lakes known as Fryken. Administratively, it is constituted by the three municipalities Kil, Sunne, and Torsby.
Rottneros
Village
Rottneros is a locality situated in Sunne Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 448 inhabitants as of 2010. Rottneros means "roaring river mouth" in old Swedish. Rottneros is situated 6 km west of Askersby.
Sunne
Town
Photo: Gräsmark, Public domain.
Sunne is a locality and the seat of Sunne Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 10,000 inhabitants in 2010. The town straddles the sound connecting Övre Fryken with Mellan-Fryken. Sunne is situated 6 km northwest of Askersby.
Askersby
- Type: Hamlet with 251 residents
- Description: settlement in Sunne Municipality, Sweden
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Sunne Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.79821° or 59° 47′ 54″ northLongitude
13.21137° or 13° 12′ 41″ eastPopulation
251Elevation
99 metres (325 feet)Open location code
9FFMQ6X6+7GOpenStreetMap ID
node 7478105511OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2724780Wikidata ID
Q10419797
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Askersby” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Askersby”
- Danish: “Askersby”
- Dutch: “Askersby, Sunne kommun”
- French: “Askersby”
- Irish: “Askersby”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Askersby”
- Swedish: “Askersby, Sunne kommun”
- Swedish: “Askersby”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Selma Lagerlöfs Mårbacka and Mårbacka Minnesgård (museum).
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