Strömsund

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Strömsund
Straejmie
Strömsund
Strömsund
Strömsund is located in Jämtland
Strömsund
Strömsund
Coordinates: 63°51′N 15°35′E / 63.850°N 15.583°E / 63.850; 15.583Coordinates: 63°51′N 15°35′E / 63.850°N 15.583°E / 63.850; 15.583
CountrySweden
ProvinceJämtland
CountyJämtland County
MunicipalityStrömsund Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total3.63 km2 (1.40 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total3,589
 • Density990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Strömsund (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈstrœ̂mːsɵnd];[2] Southern Sami: Straejmie) is a locality and the seat of Strömsund Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,589 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Stroms church (Ströms kyrka) was inaugurated in 1847.The Grand Hotel dates to 1909. The Court House (Tingshuset) was inaugurated in 1911 and was designed by architect Frans Bertil Wallberg (1862-1935). Strömsund railway station was built in 1913. Strömsund Bridge (Strömsundsbron), a cable-stayed road bridge, bringing European route E45 over Ströms vattudal in Strömsund, opened in 1956. Strömsund's Municipal Building (Strömsunds kommunalhus) was designed by architect firm Klemming & Thelaus in 1958. [3] [4]

Strömsund is noted for being pictured in the 1974 Swedish movie Dunderklumpen! directed by Per Åhlin. [5]

The following sports clubs are located in Strömsund:

Gallery[]

  • Strömsund Bridge

  • Bredgårdsgatan and Grand Hotel

  • Ströms Church

  • Strömsund Main Street

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 23.
  3. ^ "Ströms kyrka". kyrkokartan.se. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Frans Wallberg, (1862 - 1935)". kulturnav. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  5. ^ "Dunderklumpen! (1974)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved December 1, 2019.


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