Knutby

Knutby
Knutby Church
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Coordinates: 59°54′35″N18°15′55″E / 59.90972°N 18.26528°E / 59.90972; 18.26528
Country	Sweden
Province	Uppland
County	Uppsala County
Municipality	Uppsala Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2020) [2]
• Total	692
• Density	1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Knutby is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden, with 564 inhabitants in 2010. ^[1]

Knutby's sports club, Knutby IF, was established in 1938 and its activities include football, skiing, gymnastics and athletics.

In 2004, Helge Fossmo, a pastor in a local Pentecostal church, orchestrated the murders of his wife and his neighbor in a case that garnered widespread media attention across Sweden. ^{[3] [4]}

See also

• Knutby murder

References

1. "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.
2. "Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
3. "Snart släpps hon fri". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
4. "'Pray, Obey, Kill' Finds Chilling Questions About the Murder in a Small Swedish Religious Community". Esquire. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2024-01-10.