Valbo is a

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situated in

Gävle Municipality Gävle Municipality () is a municipality in east central Sweden. The municipal seat is located in the Stad (city) of Gävle. Geographically the municipality is situated north of the mouth of the river Dalälven and is the southernmost municipal ...

Gävleborg County Gävleborg County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala County, Uppsala, Västmanland County, Västmanland, Dalarna County, Dalarna, Jämtland County, Jämtland and V� ...

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with 7,065 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated south-west of

Gävle Gävle ( ; ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 79,004 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the List of cities in Sweden, 13th-most-populated city in Sweden. I ...

itself and could be considered a suburb of the city. Valbo is known for the large shopping mall Valbo köpcentrum and for being the birthplace of

Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup () is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, and the International Ic ...

champion

Nicklas Bäckström Nicklas Bäckström (; born 23 November 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bäckström was selected fourth overall by the Capitals at the 2006 ...

Valbo parish

Valbo is also a

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within the

Church of Sweden The Church of Sweden () is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden. A former state church, headquartered in Uppsala, with around 5.5 million members at year end 2023, it is the largest Christian denomination in Sweden, the largest List ...

, which has 11,600 members in the town and surrounding area in the eastern part of

Education

* Sofiedalskolan (Sofiedal School) Is an upper (senior) level of compulsory school and it is located in the central parts of Valbo and it has around 550 students, The school also has an intermediate level and also the first three years of compulsory school for students. * Ludvigsbergsskolan (Ludvigsberg School) is located in the central parts of Valbo and it has the first three years of compulsory school for students and also an intermediate level. The school has around 400 students. * Alborga skola (Alborga School) is located in the north of Valbo and it has the first three years of compulsory school for students with about 100 students Häcklingeskolan (Häcklinge School) was closed in 2005 and the students were transferred to the Sofiedal school

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Valbo: *

Valbo FF Valbo FF is a Swedish football club located in Valbo. Background Valbo FF currently plays in Division 4 Gästrikland. They play their home matches at the Åbyvallen in Valbo. The club is affiliated to Gestriklands Fotbollförbund The Gestri ...

Valbo AIF Valbo is a locality situated in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 7,065 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated south-west of Gävle itself and could be considered a suburb of the city. Valbo is known for the large shopping mall Val ...

* Valbo IBF *

Valbo HC Valbo HC is an ice hockey team in Valbo, Sweden. They play in the Swedish Division 2, the fourth level of ice hockey in Sweden Ice hockey in Sweden has a history going back to at least 1912 and is one of the country's most popular sports. The s ...

Notable people

– hockey player and

champion *

Andreas Dackell Andreas Lars Dackell (born 29 December 1972) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player. He played for several seasons with Brynäs IF in the Swedish league Elitserien (SEL) and was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the sixth round ...

– hockey player *

Christian Lundeberg Christian Lundeberg (14 July 1842 – 10 November 1911) was a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 2 August to 7 November 1905. Biography Lundeberg was born in Forsbacka, Gävleborg County, on 14 July 1842. He was ...

– Prime Minister of Sweden *

Gösta Netzén Gösta Netzén (30 January 1908 – 20 June 1984) was a Swedish journalist and social democratic politician. He was the editor-in-chief of various newspapers, including ''Arbetet''. He served as the minister of state and minister of agriculture b ...

– journalist and politician *

Theodor Svedberg Theodor Svedberg (30 August 1884 – 25 February 1971; also known as The Svedberg) was a Swedish chemist and Nobel laureate for his research on colloids and proteins using the ultracentrifuge. Svedberg was active at Uppsala University from the ...

– chemist and Nobel laureate

References

Populated places in Gävle Municipality Gästrikland {{Gävleborg-geo-stub