Ulricehamn
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| State : | Sweden | |||||
| Province (län): | Västra Götalands län | |||||
| Historical Province (landskap): | Västergötland | |||||
| Municipality : | Ulricehamn | |||||
| Coordinates : | 57 ° 48 ' N , 13 ° 25' E | |||||
| SCB code : | 5104 | |||||
| Status: | Crime scene | |||||
| Residents : | 10,629 (December 31, 2015) | |||||
| Area : | 7.45 km² | |||||
| Population density : | 1427 inhabitants / km² | |||||
| List of perpetrators in Västra Götaland County | ||||||
Ulricehamn is a Swedish city ( Tatort ) in the province of Västra Götalands län and the historic province of Västergötland . The city is the capital of the municipality of the same name .
history
Ulricehamn, first mentioned in writing in the Erik chronicles as Bogesund in 1307 , has been settled since the Stone Age at the latest, as demonstrated by skeleton finds from Bredgård in Marbäck , 10,000 years old . In 1385 the place was mentioned as a settlement of saddlers and craftsmen. The place has had city rights since the 15th century. In the city there are still some old buildings from the 17th and 18th centuries, the picturesque main street Storgatan has existed for many centuries. Among the historical buildings is the town hall on the market square, a yellowish-colored rococo building from 1789.
The city is located on the Ätranstigen, a country road along the Ätran River, which extends from the Kattegat northeast inland and connects the roads to Sigtuna and Uppsala . In 1520 the Battle of Bogesund took place on the ice of Lake Åsunden , in which the Swedish knight Sten Sture the Younger was fatally wounded.
In 1741 the city was renamed Ulricehamn in honor of Queen Ulrika Eleonore . The great city fire in 1788 was followed by a recession, but several textile industry companies established themselves in the 19th century. With the connection to the first railway line (gauge 891 mm) to Vartofta in 1874, the importance of the city as a trading center increased. In 1914 the city was canalized.
Ulricehamn was renamed the municipality during the municipality reform in 1862. In 1938 the parish of Brunn, the rural community of Vist and other community settlements were incorporated. Ulricehamn was named the capital of the municipality of the same name in 1971. The office of mayor is held by Celso Silva Gonçalves .
geography
Ulricehamn is located on Riksväg 40 between Gothenburg and Jönköping , about 30 km east of Borås and 60 km west of Jönköping, where the Ätran river flows into Lake Åsunden. The landscape is characterized by forests and bodies of water, which make popular activities such as cycling, inlining and boat trips attractive.
In winter, Ulricehamn is the ski center of western Sweden. For alpine skiing sports there are 7 lifts and 6 downhill and cross-country skiing 210 km were trails groomed.
sons and daughters of the town
- Hanna Falk (* 1989), cross-country skier
- Olof Grafström (1927–2009), jazz musician and visual artist
- Christoffer Lindhe (* 1989), disabled swimmer
- Fredrik Ohlsson (born 1931), actor
- Pia Sundhage (* 1960), soccer player and coach
- Isabel Sörling (* 1987), singer
Connected to the city
- Günther Körffer (* 1954), confectioner and cafe owner
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)
- ↑ Medeltids. (No longer available online.) Ulricehamn's bibliotek, archived from the original on December 8, 2015 ; accessed on November 29, 2015 . 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.
- ^ Leif Jonsson: Bredgårdsmannen . In: Från Borås och de sju häraderna . Vol. 45, 1997, ISSN 0347-2477 , p. 9-21 .
- ^ Henrik Klackenberg: Bogesund . Stockholm 1983, ISBN 91-7192-543-0 .
- ↑ Per Andersson: Sveriges kommunindelning 1863-1993 . Draking, Mjölby 1993, ISBN 91-87784-05-X .
- ↑ Kommunfullmäktige. Ulricehamns kommun, accessed on November 29, 2015 .
