Insjön

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Insjön
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The Åhlens Pavilion which relocated to Insjön after the Baltic Exhibition
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Insjön
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Insjön
Coordinates: 60°41′N15°06′E / 60.683°N 15.100°E / 60.683; 15.100
Country Sweden
Province Dalarna
County Dalarna County
Municipality Leksand Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010) [1]
 • Total
2,149
 • Density618/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Insjön ( pronunciation ⓘ ) is a locality situated in Leksand Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 2,149 inhabitants in 2010. [1] In 1899 Åhléns started out as the mail order business Åhlén & Holm. 19 years later, in 1918, the mail order firm Clas Ohlson was founded in Insjön. The sawmill Bergkvist sågen was also founded here.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.



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