Älvsbyn(Swedish pronunciation:[ˈɛ̌lvsbʏn];[2]translating to "the river village" ) is alocalityand the seat ofÄlvsbyn MunicipalityinNorrbotten County,Swedenwith 4,967 inhabitants in 2010.[1]It is known as "The Pearl of Norrbotten".
Älvsbyn | |
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 2007 view fromHundberget( "Dog Mountain" ). | |
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| Coordinates:65°41′N21°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 | 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
editÄlvsbyn is as its name suggest located right on thePite River.Being in a relatively deep valley by Swedish standards, the location is prone totemperature inversion.As a result,diurnal temperature variationis usually high and winter nights can be extremely cold and average near the coldest among Swedish municipal seats. Under theKöppensystem, Älvsbyn has asubarctic climatewith 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) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (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
editThe following sports clubs are located in Älvsbyn:
References
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- ^abc"Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km22005 och 2010 "(in Swedish).Statistics Sweden.14 December 2011.Archivedfrom the original on 27 January 2012.Retrieved10 January2012.
- ^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.Retrieved18 March2022.
- ^"Open Data for Älvsbyn, temperature"(in Swedish).Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute.18 March 2022.
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