Söderhamn (city)

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Soderhamn
Söderhamn coat of arms
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Soderhamn
Soderhamn
Localization of Gävleborg in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Gävleborg County
Historical Province (landskap): Hälsingland
Municipality  : Soderhamn
Coordinates : 61 ° 18 '  N , 17 ° 3'  E Coordinates: 61 ° 18 '  N , 17 ° 3'  E
SCB code : 7316
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 12,259 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 9.16 km²
Population density : 1338 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 826 01 - 826 93
List of perpetrators in Gävleborg County

Söderhamn is a city in the Swedish province of Gävleborgs län and the historic province of Hälsingland .

It is located about 75 km north of Gävle at the mouth of the Söderhamnsån river in the Gulf of Bothnia and is the capital of the municipality of the same name .

history

Söderhamn Church
Söderhamn town hall

The settlement began as a fishing port at the mouth of the Söderhamnsån River and grew after the establishment of an armory and several sawmills . The town was granted city rights in 1620 . After some devastating city fires, the place was rebuilt with parallel streets.

economy

Arizona Chemical truck entrance

The city's economy in the late 20th century was shaped by the Ericsson concern and a unit of the Swedish Air Force . After both institutions left the city, the Swedish government tried to compensate by moving the Swedish patent and registration authority here.

An industrial park has been under construction on the former site of Ericsson AB since 2005, which is intended to offer young, innovative companies from all over Sweden an optimal basis. It emphasizes tax advantages compared to the metropolitan areas as well as very good transport links in north and south directions.

The largest employers can be found with the companies Arizona Chemical and Svenska Mineral in the southeastern part of the municipality Sandarne and in the shopping park E-Center as the largest shopping center in Hälsingland, with numerous trading companies located directly on Europastraße 4 .

Town twinning

Others

Model of the planet Neptune

In a park in Söderhamn is the 2.5 meter model of the planet Neptune , part of the Sweden Solar System .

Sons and daughters

Web links

Commons : Söderhamn  - collection of images, 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)