Insjön Explained

Official Name:Insjön
Pushpin Map:Sweden Dalarna#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Leksand Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dalarna County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Dalarna
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.48
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:2,149
Population Density Km2:618
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:60.6833°N 21°W

Insjön is a locality situated in Leksand Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 2,149 inhabitants in 2010. 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.

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 .