Gemla
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Gemla | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 56°52′N 14°38′E / 56.867°N 14.633°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Småland |
| County | Kronoberg County |
| Municipality | Växjö Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 1,342 |
| • Density | 556/km2 (1,440/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Gemla (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjɛ̂mːla] )[2] is a locality situated in Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 1,342 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Gemla is known for the late poet and writer, Pär Lagerkvist, whose childhood memories of Gemla are vividly described in the novel autobiography Gäst hos verkligheten (Translates to "Guest of the reality"). The cyclist Gustav Larsson, who won a silver medal in the Olympics, comes from Gemla.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in svenska). p. 9.
