Bollnäs (municipality)

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Bollnäs municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Bollnäs Location of the municipality of Bollnäs
coat of arms Location in Gävleborg County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Gävleborg County
Historical Province (landskap): Hälsingland
Main place: Bollnas
SCB code: 2183
Residents : 26,888 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 1,976.6 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 13.6 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.bollnas.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 61 ° 21 ′  N , 16 ° 24 ′  E Bollnäs is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) in the Swedish province of Gävleborgs län and the historic province of Hälsingland . The main town of the municipality is Bollnäs .

The main traffic routes Reichsstraße 83 in north-south direction and Reichsstraße 50 (called Bergslag diagonalen ) in west-east direction and the main railway line Stockholm - Ånge ( Norra stambanan ) run through the municipality .

geography

The municipality extends partly along the Ljusnan River for about 70 kilometers from north to south. It lies in the foothills of the Scandinavian Mountains . Forest-covered heights alternate with agricultural plains. In the south of the municipality, the Swedish mountainous region begins with a valley called "Norrlands porten" (Nordlandstor or Gate of the North)

history

Bollnäs was first mentioned in 1312 by a vicar named Ingemund, who called the place Baldenaes . Bollnäs received town charter in 1942 when the towns of Bollnäs and Björkhamre merged into one town. The municipality received its current size with the territorial reform in 1974, when the city of Bollnäs was merged with three smaller municipalities.

economy

Agriculture and forestry play an important role in some parts of the municipality. The municipality is only weakly industrialized with industrial sites in Arbrå, Bollnäs and Kilafors. In contrast, the service sector is well developed.

places

These places are larger localities ( tatorter ):

There are also other smaller villages.

Web links

Commons : Municipality of Bollnäs  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
  2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)