Stjärnsund Explained

Official Name:Stjärnsund
Pushpin Map:Sweden Dalarna#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Hedemora Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dalarna County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Dalarna
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.51
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:161
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:60.4322°N 16.2125°W

Stjärnsund (in Swedish pronounced as /ɧæɳˈʂɵnːd/)[2] is a village in Hedemora Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 161 inhabitants in 2010.

Etymology

The name is derived from the Swedish words "stjärna" (star) and "sund" (strait).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Småorter; arealer, befolkning . 2 October 2012 . . Swedish . 23 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140903214515/http://scb.se/sv_/Hitta-statistik/Statistik-efter-amne/Miljo/Markanvandning/Smaorter-arealer-befolkning/ . 3 September 2014 .
  2. Book: Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter. Jöran Sahlgren. Gösta Bergman. sv. 1979. 23.