Järvsö is a locality

Urban areas in Sweden

Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...

 and a parish

Parish

A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...

 situated in Ljusdal Municipality

Ljusdal Municipality

Ljusdal Municipality is one of Sweden's 290 Municipalities within Gävleborg County. Its seat is Ljusdal.The municipality was formed in 1971 by the amalgamation of the market town of Ljusdal with the rural municipalities Järvsö, Färila, Los and Ramsjö.- Geography :Geographically the town is...

, Gävleborg County

Gävleborg County

Gävleborg County is a county or län on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders to the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle.- Administration :...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 with 1,385 inhabitants in 2005. From Järvsö, people commute to Ljusdal

Ljusdal

Ljusdal is a locality and the seat of Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,100 inhabitants in 2005.Ljusdal is located beside the river Ljusnan which goes from Bruksvallarna to Ljusne....

, Färila

Färila

Färila is a locality situated in Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,351 inhabitants in 2005. Färila is situated in a valley near the river Ljusnan. People to commute to and from Ljusdal. The town is an industrial centre in Ljusdal Municipality....

, Bollnäs

Bollnäs

Bollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...

, and Gävle

Gävle

Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...

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Järvsö is a tourist town known for its ski slope, Järvsöbacken, and for its zoo, known as Järvzoo

Järvzoo

Järvzoo is a well-known zoo in Järvsö, Sweden, which has a large collection of Nordic animals. These include the four major carnivores of Sweden: the wolf, bear, lynx, and wolverine.-External links:*...

, which has an extensive collection of large Nordic animals. There are also several large hotels, including Hotell Järvsöbaden, Hotell Järvsö and Kramsta Gästgård & Konferens, the only hotel in the region that belongs to the large conference organization Svenska Möten (Swedish Meetings).

Järvsö's slogan is Alltid. Vackert. Nära. (Always. Beautiful. Near.).