Brunflo
Brunflo | |
|---|---|
 Tower in Brunflo | |
  Brunflo  Brunflo | |
| Coordinates: 63°05′N 14°49′E / 63.083°N 14.817°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Jämtland |
| County | Jämtland County |
| Municipality | Östersund Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 3,890 |
| • Density | 1,366/km2 (3,540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Brunflo (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbrɵ̌nːflʊ])[2] is a locality situated in Östersund Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,890 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is situated some 15 km south-east of Östersund.
The cyclist Georg Johnsson was born here.
History
[edit]In 1644, during the Torstenson War, a battle was fought in Brunflo, resulting in a Swedish victory.[3]
Sports
[edit]The following sports clubs are located in Brunflo:
References
[edit]- 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.
- ↑ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 6.
- ↑ Steckzén 1928, pp. 270–272.
Works cited
[edit]- Steckzén, Birger (1928). "Striden om Jämtland 1644—1645". Jämtländska Studier: Festskrift till Eric Festin (in Swedish). 3 (1) 16. Östersund: Heimbygdas Förlag: 263–294. ISSN 0347-5131. OCLC 488042179.
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