Norsjö
Norsjö | |
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Norsjö Church in June 2012 | |
| Coordinates: 64°55′N 19°29′E / 64.917°N 19.483°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Västerbotten |
| County | Västerbotten County |
| Municipality | Norsjö Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010) | |
• Total | 2,051 |
| • Density | 854/km2 (2,210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Norsjö (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈnǔːrɧœ]) is a locality and the seat of Norsjö Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with 2,051 inhabitants in 2010. It is the birthplace of writer Torgny Lindgren, singer-actor-musician Tommy Körberg, and American author Charlotte Agell, who currently resides in Maine, United States.
Norsjö also plays a part in the Stieg Larsson novel The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.