Ragunda (Municipality)

Ragunda municipality
coat of arms Location in Jämtland County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Jämtland County
Historical Province (landskap):	Jämtland
Main place:	Hammar Beach
SCB code:	2303
Residents :	5284 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	2,633.1 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	2 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.ragunda.se
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Coordinates: 63 ° 7 '  N , 16 ° 21'  E

The old church of Ragunda

Ragunda is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Jämtlands län and the historic province of Jämtland . The main town of the municipality is Hammarstrand .

The municipality forms a municipal association with the municipality of Bräcke , the aim of which is to reduce costs and maintain municipal services.

geography

At Ragunda the Ammerån flows into the Indalsälven .

history

Historically, today's municipality under the name Ravund was a part of Jämtland for a long time. The municipality was created on January 1, 1974 by merging the municipalities of Fors, Ragunda and Stugun.

economy

The largest employer is the municipality of Ragunda with a share of 32.7% of the total number of employees.

Attractions

Near the village of Utanede is what is probably the northernmost example of Thai architecture , a pavilion in honor of King Chulalongkorn of Siam (Rama V) . According to legend, the king visited the place in 1897 after a sailor from Ångermanland saved the life of a Siamese princess.

The former waterfall " Döda falls " was created when Magnus Huss diverted the Indalsälven river .

places

The following places are localities ( tatorter ):

• Hammar Beach
• Bispgården
• Stugun

Web links

Commons : Ragunda Municipality  - 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)