Delsbo (Swedish: [ˈdɛ̌lsbʊ]) is a locality in Hudiksvall Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden, with 2,192 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is situated some 25 kilometers west of Hudiksvall, in the vicinity of the two lakes of Dellen. The town is known for its assembly of musicians at Delsbo Ancient Farm (Delsbo Forngård) every year.
Delsbo | |
|---|---|
 Dellenbygden with Delsbo Church and belfry | |
  Delsbo  Delsbo | |
| Coordinates: 61°48′N 16°35′E / 61.800°N 16.583°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Hälsingland |
| County | Gävleborg County |
| Municipality | Hudiksvall Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 2,192 |
| • Density | 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Villages
editResearch conducted in 2005 revealed that Delsbo has the highest density of villages in Sweden. Approximately 104 different villages are scattered around the Delsbo community, among them the villages Ava, Johannesberg, Loppet, Långbacka, Norrberg, Norrväna, Oppsjö, Sannäs, Stenbo, Vitterarv and Västanäng. A local newspaper-reporter described Delsbo as a place with "a village behind every tree". The population of the Delsbo villages range from one person to a couple of hundred.
Climate
editDelsbo has a humid continental climate (Dfb). Summers are very warm for the northerly latitude in combination with quite moderate winters, that still retains larger seasonal differences than nearby Hudiksvall.
| Climate data for Delsbo (2002–2021 averages); extremes since 1901 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.6 (92.5) |
33.0 (91.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.9 (53.4) |
33.6 (92.5) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
7.0 (44.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
29.8 (85.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
9.9 (49.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
5.1 (41.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.5 (14.9) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.8 (49.6) |
6.0 (42.8) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
0.4 (32.7) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −22.1 (−7.8) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−8.3 (17.1) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
1.9 (35.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−17.6 (0.3) |
−25.2 (−13.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35.6 (−32.1) |
−35.9 (−32.6) |
−31.9 (−25.4) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−15.0 (5.0) |
−23.5 (−10.3) |
−33.2 (−27.8) |
−35.9 (−32.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.4 (1.35) |
22.6 (0.89) |
22.8 (0.90) |
20.2 (0.80) |
41.4 (1.63) |
61.1 (2.41) |
66.5 (2.62) |
72.5 (2.85) |
41.1 (1.62) |
50.2 (1.98) |
37.2 (1.46) |
37.8 (1.49) |
507.8 (20) |
| Source 1: SMHI[2] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: SMHI climate data 2002–2021[3] | |||||||||||||
Dialect
editThe local dialect is known as Dellboskan. It is a Norrlandian dialect with some Norwegian attributes.
Examples:
- Hän ä'nt sa ugalin = Det är inte så illa (It isn't (too) bad)
- Dellenbiggda = Dellenbygden (The Dellen area).
Notable natives
edit- Johanna Sällström (actress) (grew up there with her father)
- Jörgen Brink (cross-country skier)
- Ebba Andersson (cross-country skier)
- David Johansson (cross-country skier)
- Thomas Magnusson (cross-country skier)
- Peter Dolving (entrepreneur, artist, writer) (from Skytts at Norrväna. The oldest historical building is from 1640. Interior conservation 80's.)
Sports
editThe following sports clubs are located in Delsbo:
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Nederbörd Delsbo A" (in Swedish). SMHI.
- ^ "SMHI climate data 2002–2021" (in Swedish). SMHI. 23 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
External links
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