Gemla Explained

Official Name:Gemla
Pushpin Map:Sweden Kronoberg#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Växjö Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kronoberg County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Småland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.41
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:1,342
Population Density Km2:556
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:56.8667°N 52°W

Gemla (in Swedish pronounced as /ˈjɛ̂mːla/)[2] is a locality situated in Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 1,342 inhabitants in 2010. Gemla is known for the late poet and writer, Pär Lagerkvist, whose childhood memories of Gemla are vividly described in the novel autobiography (Translates to "Guest of the reality").

The cyclist Gustav Larsson, who won a silver medal in the Olympics, comes from Gemla.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .
  2. Book: Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter. Jöran Sahlgren. Gösta Bergman. sv. 1979. 9.