Knutby
Knutby Church
Knutby Church
Knutby is located in Uppsala
Knutby
Knutby
Knutby is located in Sweden
Knutby
Knutby
Coordinates: 59°54′35″N 18°15′55″E / 59.90972°N 18.26528°E / 59.90972; 18.26528
Country Sweden
ProvinceUppland
CountyUppsala County
MunicipalityUppsala Municipality
Area
  Total0.55 km2 (0.21 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total564
  Density1,028/km2 (2,660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Knutby is a locality situated in Uppsala Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden, with 564 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Knutby's sports club, Knutby IF, was established in 1938 and its activities include football, skiing, gymnastics and athletics.

In 2004, Helge Fossmo, a pastor in a local Pentecostal church, orchestrated the murders of his wife and his neighbor in a case that garnered widespread media attention across Sweden.[2][3]

See also

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 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. "Snart släpps hon fri". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  3. "'Pray, Obey, Kill' Finds Chilling Questions About the Murder in a Small Swedish Religious Community". Esquire. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2024-01-10.


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