Timrå Municipality




Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden

































































Timrå Municipality
Timrå kommun

Municipality


Coat of arms of Timrå Municipality
Coat of arms


Timrå Municipality in Västernorrland County.png
Country
Sweden
County
Västernorrland County
Seat
Timrå
Area[1]
 • Total
1,234.17 km2 (476.52 sq mi)
 • Land
783.3 km2 (302.4 sq mi)
 • Water
450.87 km2 (174.08 sq mi)
 
Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total
18,030
 • Density
15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code
SE
Province
Medelpad
Municipal code
2262

Timrå Municipality (Timrå kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. The town of Timrå is the municipal seat.


The rural municipality Timrå was made a market town (köping) in 1947. The present municipality was created in 1971 when Timrå was amalgamated with Hässjö.




Contents






  • 1 Localities


  • 2 Geography


  • 3 Notable citizens


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Localities



  • Bergeforsen

  • Stavreviken

  • Söråker

  • Sörberge


  • Timrå (seat)



Geography


Timrå is located in a terrain of forest and hills. Traditionally the industry has been dominated by forestry. The timber was transported through the rivers and streams to their destination, most often to sawmills. In tribute to this, the city arms depicts trees and water.



Notable citizens




  • Lennart Svedberg (1944-1972), ice hockey player


  • Magdalena Forsberg (1967), cross country skier, biathlon


  • Henrik Flyman, guitarist, composer, producer


  • Henrik Forsberg (1967), cross country skier



References





  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2017" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.




External links



  • Timrå - Official site



Coordinates: 62°30′N 17°20′E / 62.500°N 17.333°E / 62.500; 17.333







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