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.