Hede

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Hede
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Hede
Hede
Localization of Jämtland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Jämtland County
Historical Province (landskap): Harjedalen
Municipality  : Harjedalen
Coordinates : 62 ° 25 '  N , 13 ° 31'  E Coordinates: 62 ° 25 '  N , 13 ° 31'  E
SCB code : 7868
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 837 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 2.67 km²
Population density : 313 inhabitants / km²
List of perpetrators in Jämtland County

Hede is a place in the Swedish province of Jämtlands län and the historic province of Härjedalen .

Hede is located about 70 km northwest of Sveg on the upper reaches of the Ljusnan river . Hede belongs to the municipality of Härjedalen and is an important tourist center . In the village there is a local museum and a church from 1613, rebuilt in 1775 in the Rococo style .

About 20 km south of Hede is the Sonfjället National Park , known for its brown bear population . In May 2009, an incident was reported from Hede, in which a brown bear chased an elk through the village and finally brought it down in a children's playground.

On the outskirts is the Hedebacken , a ski jumping hill that was used for jumping from 1999 to 2001 as part of the international ski jumping Continental Cup . It serves as a training center for the Hede IK and was the venue for the Swedish Ski Jumping Championships in 2003 and 2005.

Individual evidence

  1. a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)
  2. Bear hunted down moose in playground. In: NZZ Online. May 7, 2009, accessed June 22, 2011 .