Gemla

Place in Småland, Sweden
56°52′N 14°38′E / 56.867°N 14.633°E / 56.867; 14.633CountrySwedenProvinceSmålandCountyKronoberg CountyMunicipalityVäxjö MunicipalityArea • Total2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi)Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total1,342 • Density556/km2 (1,440/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+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 [sv] (Translates to "Guest of the reality").

The cyclist Gustav Larsson, who won a silver medal in the Olympics, comes from Gemla.

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. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 9.


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