Tällberg

Tällberg
A typical house in Tällberg
A typical house in Tällberg
Tällberg is located in Dalarna
Tällberg
Tällberg
Tällberg is located in Sweden
Tällberg
Tällberg
Coordinates: 60°49′N 15°00′E / 60.817°N 15.000°E / 60.817; 15.000
CountrySweden
ProvinceDalarna
CountyDalarna County
MunicipalityLeksand Municipality
Area
 • Total3.08 km2 (1.19 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total606
 • Density197/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Tällberg (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtɛ̂lːbærj])[2] is a small village located in Leksand Municipality, Dalarna County in Sweden. It is situated on the shore of Lake Siljan, in the northern part of Leksand. A special character of the village is that all houses and buildings are made of wood, such as timber or log. The village itself has about 200 permanent residents and a further 400 people have holiday cottages. There are eight hotels in the village and it has developed from a farmer's village in the beginning of 1900 to one of the most known tourist and visitor resorts in Sweden.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 26.