Delsbo

Delsbo
Dellenbygden with Delsbo Church and belfry
Dellenbygden with Delsbo Church and belfry
Delsbo is located in Sweden Gävleborg
Delsbo
Delsbo
Delsbo is located in Sweden
Delsbo
Delsbo
Coordinates: 61°48′N 16°35′E / 61.800°N 16.583°E / 61.800; 16.583
CountrySweden
ProvinceHälsingland
CountyGävleborg County
MunicipalityHudiksvall Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.85 km2 (1.10 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total
2,192
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Delsbo (Swedish: [ˈdɛ̌lsbʊ]) is a locality in Hudiksvall Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden, with 2,192 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is situated some 25 kilometers west of Hudiksvall, in the vicinity of the two lakes of Dellen. The town is known for its assembly of musicians at Delsbo Ancient Farm (Delsbo Forngård) every year.

Villages

Research conducted in 2005 revealed that Delsbo has the highest density of villages in Sweden. Approximately 104 different villages are scattered around the Delsbo community, among them the villages Ava, Johannesberg, Loppet, Långbacka, Norrberg, Norrväna, Oppsjö, Sannäs, Stenbo, Vitterarv and Västanäng. A local newspaper-reporter described Delsbo as a place with "a village behind every tree". The population of the Delsbo villages range from one person to a couple of hundred.

Climate

Delsbo has a humid continental climate (Dfb). Summers are very warm for the northerly latitude in combination with quite moderate winters, that still retains larger seasonal differences than nearby Hudiksvall.

Climate data for Delsbo (2002–2021 averages); extremes since 1901
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.0
(51.8) 		13.0
(55.4) 		16.7
(62.1) 		25.4
(77.7) 		28.8
(83.8) 		32.8
(91.0) 		33.6
(92.5) 		33.0
(91.4) 		26.6
(79.9) 		21.8
(71.2) 		15.9
(60.6) 		11.9
(53.4) 		33.6
(92.5)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 5.6
(42.1) 		7.0
(44.6) 		12.2
(54.0) 		19.2
(66.6) 		24.0
(75.2) 		27.0
(80.6) 		28.6
(83.5) 		26.8
(80.2) 		22.1
(71.8) 		15.5
(59.9) 		10.7
(51.3) 		6.9
(44.4) 		29.8
(85.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		4.0
(39.2) 		10.6
(51.1) 		15.3
(59.5) 		19.8
(67.6) 		22.5
(72.5) 		20.7
(69.3) 		15.9
(60.6) 		8.8
(47.8) 		3.3
(37.9) 		0.0
(32.0) 		9.9
(49.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −5.7
(21.7) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		4.6
(40.3) 		9.4
(48.9) 		13.9
(57.0) 		16.7
(62.1) 		15.3
(59.5) 		11.0
(51.8) 		5.0
(41.0) 		0.3
(32.5) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		5.1
(41.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −9.5
(14.9) 		−8.7
(16.3) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		3.4
(38.1) 		8.0
(46.4) 		10.9
(51.6) 		9.8
(49.6) 		6.0
(42.8) 		1.2
(34.2) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		−6.8
(19.8) 		0.4
(32.7)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −22.1
(−7.8) 		−21.2
(−6.2) 		−17.2
(1.0) 		−8.3
(17.1) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		1.9
(35.4) 		5.0
(41.0) 		3.0
(37.4) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		−11.5
(11.3) 		−17.6
(0.3) 		−25.2
(−13.4)
Record low °C (°F) −35.6
(−32.1) 		−35.9
(−32.6) 		−31.9
(−25.4) 		−21.2
(−6.2) 		−8.5
(16.7) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		1.3
(34.3) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−8.2
(17.2) 		−15.0
(5.0) 		−23.5
(−10.3) 		−33.2
(−27.8) 		−35.9
(−32.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 34.4
(1.35) 		22.6
(0.89) 		22.8
(0.90) 		20.2
(0.80) 		41.4
(1.63) 		61.1
(2.41) 		66.5
(2.62) 		72.5
(2.85) 		41.1
(1.62) 		50.2
(1.98) 		37.2
(1.46) 		37.8
(1.49) 		507.8
(20)
Source 1: SMHI[2]
Source 2: SMHI climate data 2002–2021[3]

Dialect

The local dialect is known as Dellboskan. It is a Norrlandian dialect with some Norwegian attributes.

Examples:

  • Hän ä'nt sa ugalin = Det är inte så illa (It isn't (too) bad)
  • Dellenbiggda = Dellenbygden (The Dellen area).

Notable natives

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Delsbo:

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.
  2. ^ "Nederbörd Delsbo A" (in Swedish). SMHI.
  3. ^ "SMHI climate data 2002–2021" (in Swedish). SMHI. 23 December 2021. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2016.



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