Gemla
Place in Småland, Sweden
56°52′N 14°38′E / 56.867°N 14.633°E / 56.867; 14.633[1]
(31 December 2010)[1]
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 [sv] (Translates to "Guest of the reality").
The cyclist Gustav Larsson, who won a silver medal in the Olympics, comes from Gemla.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 9.
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