Forsbacka is a locality situated in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,702 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Forsbacka
Photo of Forsbacka bruk [sv] in 2021
Photo of Forsbacka bruk [sv] in 2021
Forsbacka is located in Sweden Gävleborg
Forsbacka
Forsbacka
Forsbacka is located in Sweden
Forsbacka
Forsbacka
Coordinates: 60°37′N 16°53′E / 60.617°N 16.883°E / 60.617; 16.883
CountrySweden
ProvinceGästrikland
CountyGävleborg County
MunicipalityGävle Municipality
Area
  Total
1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total
1,702
  Density991/km2 (2,570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Economy

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Steel production company Ovako has a production site in Forsbacka with approximately 70 employees.[2]

Culture

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Sites of interest include the Forsbacka bruk [sv] and Forsbacka herrgård [sv]. The latter was built at the behest of Johan Magnus af Nordin [sv] in 1777.[3]

Transport

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It is located along European route E16.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "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.
  2. "Forsbacka - Ovako". www.ovako.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-18.
  3. 1 2 Larsson, Sanna (2019-07-01). "Forsbacka – en historisk pärla vid vattnet: "Det är vårt lilla paradis"" [Forsbacka – a historic gem by the water: "It's our little paradise"]. Gefle Dagblad (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-11-02.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)