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|subdivision_name2 = [[Uppsala County|Uppsala]] |
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|subdivision_name3 = [[Tierp Municipality|Tierp]] |
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'''Åkerby''' is a small village in [[Uppsala County]], [[Uppland]], [[Sweden]].<ref>[[:sv:Åkerby|Åkerby]] on Swedish Wikipedia</ref> A famous place in Åkerby is Åkerby Vägskäl, where people gathered before emigrating to [[North America]] in the 19th century. Wilhelm Moberg wrote about this in his book ''Utvandrarna''. Åkerby was also briefly mentioned in ''The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'', written by Stieg Larsson. The famous Swedish [[polymath]] [[Johannes Bureus]] was born in Åkerby in 1568. |
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Åkerby is a small Swedish village in the area of [[Skarplinge]], neighboring the town of [[Lövsta]]. |
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The first [[Oregrounds iron]] came from Åkerby and its surrounding regions. |
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[[Category:Populated places in Uppsala County]] |
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Åkerby | |
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 The belfry at Åkerby mill | |
  Åkerby  Åkerby | |
| Coordinates: 60°25′09″N 17°46′06″E / 60.41923°N 17.76825°E | |
| Country |  Sweden |
| Province | Uppland |
| County | Uppsala |
| Municipality | Tierp |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Åkerby is a small village in Uppsala County, Uppland, Sweden.[1] A famous place in Åkerby is Åkerby Vägskäl, where people gathered before emigrating to North America in the 19th century. Wilhelm Moberg wrote about this in his book Utvandrarna. Åkerby was also briefly mentioned in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, written by Stieg Larsson. The famous Swedish polymath Johannes Bureus was born in Åkerby in 1568.
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