Korskrogen

Korskrogen
Korskrogen
Småort
	Interactive map of Korskrogen
	Coordinates: 61°48′42″N 15°45′16″E / 61.8116°N 15.7545°E
Country	Sweden
Province	Hälsingland
County	Gävleborg County
Municipality	Ljusdal Municipality
Area
• Total	0.70 km2 (0.27 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	186
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Korskrogen is a locality (småort) in Färila parish, Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden, in the province of Hälsingland. It lies on the Ljusnan about 5 km west of Färila and 21 km west of Ljusdal, and had 186 inhabitants in 2005.

Etymology

The name originally referred to a krog, a simple roadside inn. The prefix kors- ('cross') indicates that the inn stood at a road junction, most likely where an earlier route of the road between Färila and Härjedalen met the road to Los. The same name occurs at five other places in Sweden, in Dalarna, Närke and Östergötland.

Geography

The stretch of the Ljusnan at Korskrogen, the Mellanljusnan, is a Natura 2000 conservation area of 1,086 hectares, divided into two sites that meet at the village: Mellanljusnan Laforsen–Korskrogen and Mellanljusnan Korskrogen–Edeforsen. Unlike most of the river, this reach is largely unregulated and retains undeveloped rapids; the County Administrative Board notes its geomorphology and its flora and fauna.

Population

Statistics Sweden classified Korskrogen as an urban area (tätort) through the later 20th century. Its recorded population peaked at 275 in 1960 and then declined, falling to 215 by 2000. In 2005 it dropped below the threshold for tätort status and was reclassified as a småort, with 186 inhabitants.

Population
Year	Population
1960	275
1965	246
1970	247
1975	209
1980	212
1990	211
1995	214
2000	215
2005	186
1960–2000 as a tätort; 2005 as a småort. Source: Statistics Sweden.

Amenities

The village has a preschool and a sports club, Korskrogens IK, founded in 1931.

References

1 2 3 4 5 Statistics Sweden (2006). Småorter 2005 [Smaller localities 2005] (PDF) (Report) (in Swedish). MI 38 SM 0602. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
1 2 "Korskrogen" (in Swedish). Ljusdals kommun. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
↑ "Korskrogen". Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (in Swedish). Institutet för språk och folkminnen. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
↑ Länsstyrelsen Gävleborg (2017). Bevarandeplan för Natura 2000-områdena SE0630101 Mellanljusnan Laforsen-Korskrogen och SE0630223 Mellanljusnan Korskrogen-Edeforsen (PDF) (Report) (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 June 2026.
1 2 3 Statistics Sweden (2007). Folkmängd i tätorter 1960–2005 [Population of urban areas 1960–2005] (PDF) (Report) (in Swedish). MI 38 SM 0703. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2026.

[smaort-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Statistics Sweden (2006). Småorter 2005 [Smaller localities 2005] (PDF) (Report) (in Swedish). MI 38 SM 0602. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2026.

[ljusdal-2] 1 2 "Korskrogen" (in Swedish). Ljusdals kommun. Retrieved 22 June 2026.

[sol-3] "Korskrogen". Svenskt ortnamnslexikon (in Swedish). Institutet för språk och folkminnen. Retrieved 22 June 2026.

[lst-4] Länsstyrelsen Gävleborg (2017). Bevarandeplan för Natura 2000-områdena SE0630101 Mellanljusnan Laforsen-Korskrogen och SE0630223 Mellanljusnan Korskrogen-Edeforsen (PDF) (Report) (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 June 2026.

[tatort-5] 1 2 3 Statistics Sweden (2007). Folkmängd i tätorter 1960–2005 [Population of urban areas 1960–2005] (PDF) (Report) (in Swedish). MI 38 SM 0703. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 March 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2026.