Älvsbyn

	Älvsbyn
	Älvsbyn
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Norrbotten County
Historical Province (landskap):	Norrbotten
Municipality :	Älvsbyn
Coordinates :	65 ° 41 ′ N , 21 ° 0 ′ E Coordinates: 65 ° 41 ′ N , 21 ° 0 ′ E
SCB code :	8932
Status:	Crime scene
Residents :	4976 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	6.19 km²
Population density :	804 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	942 21-942 93
	List of perpetrators in Norrbotten County

Älvsbyn is a place in the Swedish province of Norrbotten County and the historic province of Norrbotten . It is located on the Piteälven River at Riksväg 94 and on the Stockholm – Boden railway line . Älvsbyn has 4976 inhabitants (2015). Älvsbyn is also the capital of the municipality of the same name .

Älvsbyn has developed into a tourist destination in recent years , offering leisure activities from rafting to skydiving. The place has a youth hostel with a small amusement park on the same site. The Storforsen waterfall is 40 kilometers northwest of the village . Not far from Älvsbyn is the Höghedenbanan motorsport race track (also called Älvsbyns Motorstadion ), on which rallycross races are held every year under the direction of Älvsbyns Motorsällskap (Älvsbyns MS) .

Älvsbyn with Piteälven from Hundberget
railway station

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)

Web links

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[scb_aktuell-1] Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)