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; 15.100Coordinates: 60°41′N 15°06′E / 60.683°N 15.100°E / 60.683; 15.100
Country Sweden
Province Dalarna
County Dalarna County
Municipality Leksand Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 3.48 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 2,149
  Density 618/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Insjön 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. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.


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