Rottneros | |
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  Rottneros | |
| Coordinates: 59°48′N 13°07′E / 59.800°N 13.117°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Värmland |
| County | Värmland County |
| Municipality | Sunne Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.58 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 448 |
| • Density | 283/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Rottneros (Swedish pronunciation: [rɔtnɛrˈuːs])[2] is a locality situated in Sunne Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 448 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Rottneros means "roaring river mouth" in old Swedish. The river Rottnan used to have three waterfalls close to the discharge into lake Fryken. The waterfalls were built in 1927 for hydroelectric power.
References
- 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.
- ↑ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 20.
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