Älvsbyn (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈɛ̌lvsbʏn];[2] translating to "the river village") is a locality and the seat of Älvsbyn Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 4,967 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is known as "The Pearl of Norrbotten".
Älvsbyn | |
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 2007 view from Hundberget ("Dog Mountain"). | |
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| Coordinates: 65°41′N 21°01′E / 65.683°N 21.017°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Norrbotten |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Municipality | Älvsbyn Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.35 km2 (2.45 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,967 |
| • Density | 782/km2 (2,030/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.alvsbyn.se |
Älvsbyn has a railway station that is served by trains running between Boden and Stockholm along the Swedish east coast. It has a youth hostel with a small recreational park, including a swimming pool.
Climate edit
Älvsbyn is as its name suggest located right on the Pite River. Being in a relatively deep valley by Swedish standards, the location is prone to temperature inversion. As a result, diurnal temperature variation is usually high and winter nights can be extremely cold and average near the coldest among Swedish municipal seats. Under the Köppen system, Älvsbyn has a subarctic climate with four pronounced seasons. The inland location warms summer up compared to coastal areas nearby, whereas winters are highly variable depending on wind patterns.
| Climate data for Älvsbyn (2002–2021 averages, extremes since 1964) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.7 (90.9) |
31.4 (88.5) |
26.4 (79.5) |
21.8 (71.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
32.7 (90.9) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
5.6 (42.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
29.3 (84.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
1.3 (34.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
1.3 (34.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
1.5 (34.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.9 (−0.2) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
0.9 (33.6) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−4.2 (24.5) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −33.4 (−28.1) |
−32.4 (−26.3) |
−28.2 (−18.8) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−22.2 (−8.0) |
−28.8 (−19.8) |
−35.9 (−32.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −44.5 (−48.1) |
−44.0 (−47.2) |
−34.4 (−29.9) |
−26.1 (−15.0) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−26.3 (−15.3) |
−32.7 (−26.9) |
−39.0 (−38.2) |
−44.5 (−48.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 31.8 (1.25) |
23.1 (0.91) |
20.7 (0.81) |
21.0 (0.83) |
37.3 (1.47) |
56.0 (2.20) |
69.5 (2.74) |
67.8 (2.67) |
56.5 (2.22) |
41.9 (1.65) |
35.9 (1.41) |
36.4 (1.43) |
497.9 (19.59) |
| Source 1: SMHI Open Data for Älvsbyn, precipitation[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: SMHI Open Data for Älvsbyn, temperature[4] | |||||||||||||
Sports edit
The following sports clubs are located in Älvsbyn:
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 29.
- ^ "Open Data for Älvsbyn, precipitation" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
- ^ "Open Data for Älvsbyn, temperature" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. 18 March 2022.
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