Torsby ()
is a
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
and the seat of
Torsby Municipality in
Värmland County
Värmland County (''Värmlands län'') is a county or '' län'' in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Viken and Innlandet to the west. Prince C ...
,
Sweden with 4,049 inhabitants in 2010.
, the world's longest ski tunnel, is located in Torsby.
[ ]
Notable people
* Football manager
Sven-Göran Eriksson and footballer
Marcus Berg
Bengt Erik Markus Berg (; born 17 August 1986) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg, which he captains. Beginning his footballing career in Sweden with IFK Göteborg in the early 2000s, ...
are both from Torsby.
*
Monica Kristensen Solås, a glaciologist, meteorologist, polar explorer and crime novelist, was born in Torsby in 1950.
References
Municipal seats of Värmland County
Swedish municipal seats
Populated places in Torsby Municipality
Värmland
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