Knutby | |
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Coordinates: 59°54′35″N18°15′55″E / 59.90972°N 18.26528°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Uppland |
County | Uppsala County |
Municipality | Uppsala Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010) [1] | |
• Total | 564 |
• Density | 1,028/km2 (2,660/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. [2] [3]
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