Insjön

Insjön
The Åhlens Pavilion which relocated to Insjön after the Baltic Exhibition
Insjön
Insjön
Coordinates: 60°41′N 15°06′E / 60.683°N 15.100°E / 60.683; 15.100
CountrySweden
ProvinceDalarna
CountyDalarna County
MunicipalityLeksand Municipality
Area
 • Total
3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total
2,149
 • Density618/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Insjön (pronunciation) is a locality situated in Leksand Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 2,149 inhabitants in 2010.[1] In 1899 Åhléns started out as the mail order business Åhlén & Holm. 19 years later, in 1918, the mail order firm Clas Ohlson was founded in Insjön. The sawmill Bergkvist sågen was also founded here.

References

  1. ^ a b c "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.