Harnösand

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Harnösand
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Harnösand
Harnösand
Localization of Västernorrland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Västernorrlands Lan
Historical Province (landskap): Ångermanland
Municipality  : Harnösand
Coordinates : 62 ° 38 ′  N , 17 ° 57 ′  E Coordinates: 62 ° 38 ′  N , 17 ° 57 ′  E
SCB code : 7500
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 18,426 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 11.21 km²
Population density : 1644 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 871 01 - 871 93
List of perpetrators in Västernorrland County

Härnösand has been the seat of the Swedish province of Västernorrlands län and the capital of the municipality of Härnösand since 1778 . The town is located on the island of Härnön at the mouth of the Ångermanälven river .

Härnösand is also the bishopric of the diocese of Härnösand in the ( Lutheran ) Swedish Church and one of the locations of the Mittuniversitetet .

history

Härnösand was in 1585 by Johann III. founded and developed into one of the largest cities in Norrland in the following decades. In 1647 Härnösand became a bishopric and three years later a grammar school was founded. The citizens of Härnösand came into conflict with the Gävle fishermen several times during the 17th century .

During the Great Northern War at the beginning of the 18th century, Härnösand was badly affected. In 1721 the city was burned down by Russian troops. However, the city recovered quickly and in 1778 became the capital of the province of Västernorrland. Around 1800 Härnösand had around 1,800 inhabitants.

In the 19th century, Härnösand was Norrland's second largest city and an important commercial and administrative center. The city was only weakly affected by industrialization and remained a service center. This led to weaker growth in the 20th century than in comparable cities.

Attractions

The oldest buildings with small wooden houses are in the districts of Norrstaden and Östanbäcken. Of the buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, the cathedral , the residence and the former grammar school (today the town hall) in the classical style should be mentioned.

The open-air museum Murberget Länsmuseet Västernorrland with old buildings from Härnösand and farms from the region is the second largest in Sweden after Skansen .

  • Härnösand Cathedral

  • Art Gallery

  • Härnösand in 1710

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Härnösand  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)