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{{Short description|Village in Dalarna, Sweden}} |
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[[File:Fu during winter..jpg|thumb|Fu during winter with a view over the lake [[Siljan (lake)|Siljan]].]] |
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'''Fu''' is a small village in [[Dalarna]], Sweden. The village is located by the [[Swedish national road|national road]] [[Riksväg 70]], about 10 kilometres southeast of the town [[Mora, Sweden|Mora]]. Approximately 50 people live in Fu and the neighboring village of [[Fudal]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Öppna geodata för statistik på rutor |url=https://www.scb.se/vara-tjanster/oppna-data/oppna-geodata/statistik-pa-rutor/ |access-date=2022-12-14 |website=Statistiska Centralbyrån |language=sv}}</ref> |
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The [[Dala Line]], a railway that stretches from [[Uppsala]] to Mora, passes close to the village. There used to be a small railway station in Fu, but it closed in the 1960s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DD - Måndagen den 31 maj 1965 |url=https://www.fu-fudal.se/29836653/34225983 |access-date=20 June 2024 |website=Fu-Fudals hemsida |language=sv}}</ref> |
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The stream [[Fuån]] flows |
The stream [[Fuån]] flows into the lake [[Siljan (lake)|Siljan]] just outside of the village. |
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== Name == |
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According to the Swedish place-name researcher [[Bror Lindén]], Fu is a shortened form of Fuån, which in turn derives from an Old Norse word for rottenness, ''fúi''. <ref>{{Cite book |last=Ståhl |first=Harry |title=Ortnamn i Dalarna |year=1982 |pages=75 |language=sv}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 15:24, 14 July 2024
Fu is a small village in Dalarna, Sweden. The village is located by the national road Riksväg 70, about 10 kilometres southeast of the town Mora. Approximately 50 people live in Fu and the neighboring village of Fudal.[1]
The Dala Line, a railway that stretches from Uppsala to Mora, passes close to the village. There used to be a small railway station in Fu, but it closed in the 1960s.[2]
The stream Fuån flows into the lake Siljan just outside of the village.
Name
[edit]According to the Swedish place-name researcher Bror Lindén, Fu is a shortened form of Fuån, which in turn derives from an Old Norse word for rottenness, fúi. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Öppna geodata för statistik på rutor". Statistiska Centralbyrån (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-12-14.
- ^ "DD - Måndagen den 31 maj 1965". Fu-Fudals hemsida (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Ståhl, Harry (1982). Ortnamn i Dalarna (in Swedish). p. 75.
60°57′50″N 14°42′30″E / 60.96389°N 14.70833°E
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