Gefle

Gefle, chief town of the Swedish län of Gefleborg, is situated on an inlet of the Gulf of Bothnia, 71 miles by rail N. by W. of Upsala. The port for Dalecarlia, Gefle ranks third among the commercial towns of Sweden, coming next to Stockholm and Gothenburg. Among the noteworthy buildings are the castle (16th and 18th century) and the town-hall. Gefle, which has been rebuilt since its destruction by fire in 1869, has a school of navigation, and carries on shipbuilding, the manufacture of sail-cloth, cotton, and tobacco, and fisheries. It carries on an active trade, the principal exports being iron, timber, and tar; whilst its imports consist chiefly of corn and salt. Pop. (1874) 16,787; (1894) 25,255.