Sollefteå Municipality

Sollefteå Municipality

*Sollefteå kommun*
Sollefteå Municipality Sollefteå kommun
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 63°10′N 17°16′E / 63.167°N 17.267°ECoordinates: 63°10′N 17°16′E / 63.167°N 17.267°E
Country	Sweden
County	Västernorrland County
Seat	Sollefteå
Area
• Total	5,761.82 km2 (2,224.65 sq mi)
• Land	5,397.82 km2 (2,084.11 sq mi)
• Water	364 km2 (141 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2019)
• Total	19,140
• Density	3.3/km2 (8.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Ångermanland
Municipal code	2283
Website	www.solleftea.se

Sollefteå Municipality (Swedish: Sollefteå kommun) is a Swedish municipality in Västernorrland County. Its seat is located in Sollefteå.

The former City of Sollefteå (instituted in 1917) was amalgamated with the surrounding entities in 1974 to form the present municipality. It consists of fifteen original (1863) units.

Historically, the name is found as early as the 13th century in the form of the Latin De Solatum, which would translate to "The Sunny Place" (or so). A market place was situated here in 1602 on Royal permission. The city's coat of arms depicts a Black Grouse.

Geography[]

Geographically, the landscape is dominated by woods, and by the Ångerman River and its tributaries Faxälven and , which cross through the municipality.

Localities[]

International relations[]

Twin towns — Sister cities[]

Sollefteå is twinned with:

References[]

^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

External links[]

Sollefteå - Official site

[SCB_2014-01-01-1] "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.

[SCB_2019-12-31-2] "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

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v t Municipalities and seats of Västernorrland County
Municipalities	Ånge Härnösand Kramfors Örnsköldsvik Sollefteå Sundsvall Timrå
Municipal seats	Ånge Härnösand Kramfors Örnsköldsvik Sollefteå Sundsvall Timrå
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