Sundsvall

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Sundsvall
Sundsvall Coat of Arms
Sweden Västernorrland location map.svg
Sundsvall
Sundsvall
Localization of Västernorrland in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Västernorrlands Lan
Historical Province (landskap): Medelpad
Municipality  : Sundsvall
Coordinates : 62 ° 23 '  N , 17 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 62 ° 23 '  N , 17 ° 18'  E
SCB code : 7688
Status: Crime scene
Residents : 57,606 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 42.51 km²
Population density : 1355 inhabitants / km²
Postal code : 850 03 - 863 37
List of perpetrators in Västernorrland County
Stenstaden around the Stora Torget
Sundsvall from above

Sundsvall (German outdated Sundswald ) is a city in the Swedish province of Västernorrlands län and the historic province of Medelpad . It is the capital of the municipality of the same name .

geography

Sundsvall is a port city on the Gulf of Bothnia . It is located near the geographic center of Sweden . The two city mountains Södra Berget (240 m) and Norra Berget (141 m) rise to the south and north . In front of the city lies the 75 km² island of Alnö . For Tätort Sundsvall since 2015 include the north of the center located previously independent cities Johannedal , Sundsbruk and Tunadal.

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history

Sundsvall around 1700

In 1621 Gustav II Adolf of Sweden gave Sundsvall town charter . Today he is mainly present as a statue on the Stora Torget (market square) in the city. Shortly after the town was elevated to the status of town, the town fishermen received some of the best fishing spots in Medelpad from the Krone, which until then had belonged to the Gävle fishermen .

In the 19th century Sundsvall recorded a strong population growth and brought it to 10,726 inhabitants in 1887. At that time, the city had the highest density of sawmills in the world. The Swedish poet Elias Sehlstedt said in 1852: "Såg vid såg jag såg varhelst jag såg!" ("Saw to saw I saw wherever I looked!").

In May 1879 the so-called Sundsvall Strike broke out here , during which workers in the sawmills tried to defend themselves against the threat of wage cuts of 25% - unsuccessfully. This hitherto largest labor dispute in Sweden was finally put down by the military in the first few days of June .

Sundsvall was ravaged four times by large fires, the first time in 1721 after a shelling by Russian troops during the raid on Sundsvall and the last time on June 25, 1888. A spark from a steamship triggered this fire in the city during a very dry summer to become the largest in Swedish history to date. The city , which had hitherto been built mainly of wooden houses , burned down almost completely in the conflagration. 400 farms were destroyed and 9,000 of the 11,000 residents left homeless. As a result, only stone houses were allowed to be built in the center. This is where the nickname Stenstaden (the "stone town") is often used .

In 2010 a copy of a Saxon mirror from 1481 was found in the city library. A librarian discovered the book, which was written in Middle Low German, while clearing it out in a cellar storage room.

Sights and culture

  • The central attraction is Stenstaden , the "stone town" around the market square Stora Torget .
  • A beautiful view from the top of Sundsvall down is from Norra Berget (155 m), where the open-air museum and the craft and maritime museum (also houses the only stuffed Skvader , the unofficial landscape animal from Medelpad) are located.
  • The Högom burial ground , about 2 km from the city center, is the largest burial ground in northern Sweden (400–550 AD). It includes eleven burial mounds and a rune stone .
  • In the Kulturmagasinet (located in converted old warehouses in the harbor) there is also the city museum in addition to the city library. There are permanent exhibitions on the chief of Högom and the history of the town.
  • The Nordic Chamber Orchestra , formed in 1990, is the youngest professional chamber orchestra in Scandinavia.
  • The Sundsvalls Music Forum, founded in 1973, with its rock club Pipeline, is the oldest music association in Sundsvall.
  • The nearby Selånger was the port and center of Medelpad in the Middle Ages.
  • In summer, around 30 dragon sculptures are set up in the city center as part of the Drakparaden (dragon parade). The kites have each been bought by a company and are painted by different artists.
  • Sundsvall has Sweden's largest ukulele orchestra: Tobbe's ukulele orchestra has over 80 members.

economy

In the 20th century, Sundsvall was the center of the Swedish timber industry .

Today Sundsvall is economically dominated by the IT and telecommunications industry , banking and insurance, and the cellulose and aluminum industry ( Kubal ). Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) and Akzo Nobel are two large companies that are also known outside of Sweden and operate in Sundsvall .

Sweden's first international casino opened in 2001 in Sundsvall .

traffic

In Sundsvall, European route 4 crosses in a north-south direction and European route 14 , which leads west to Trondheim in Norway . The city is connected to the Swedish railway and long-distance bus network and is used by X2000 - high-speed trains approached. Stockholm , Gothenburg and Luleå can be reached directly by plane from Sundsvall-Timrå Airport.

Education and Research

The Åkroken campus of the Mittuniversitetet

In Sundsvall there is a campus of Mittuniversitetet . The 1993 Mitthögskolan founded University received on 1 January 2005 the status of a University and forms annually about 15,000 students. The campus in Sundsvall is one of four alongside those in Östersund , Härnösand and Örnsköldsvik . About 4,000 students study here in 35 subjects.

One research focus in the region is cellulose fiber technology.

The city's cultural office has been offering a literature scholarship worth 50,000 SEK (equivalent to around 5000 euros ) every two years since 1991 , which is named after the writer Lars Ahlin , who grew up in Sundsvall .

Sports

Sundsvall is home to three well-known sports clubs, of which the Sundsvall Dragons basketball club plays in the highest Swedish league, the Basketligan , and won the national championship title in 2009. The soccer club GIF Sundsvall has been playing in the first Swedish league, Fotbollsallsvenskan , again since 2015 , after having entered the second-rate Superettan at the end of 2008. The ice hockey club IF Sundsvall Hockey plays in the second Swedish league, HockeyAllsvenskan .

Twin cities

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Sundsvall  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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  1. ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)
  2. ↑ Swedeninfo.se: Sundsvall , Tourist Magazine 2011, page 29 ( Memento of the original from September 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on June 24, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / pdf.swedeninfo.se
  3. ↑ Swedes find a 500 year old “Sachsenspiegel” . In: Augsburger Allgemeine , June 8, 2010