Sundsvall
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| Coordinates: 62°24′N 17°19′E / 62.4°N 17.317°ECoordinates: 62°24′N 17°19′E / 62.4°N 17.317°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
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| Province | Medelpad |
| County | Västernorrland County |
| Municipality | Sundsvall Municipality |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 27.39 km2 (10.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 49,339 |
| - Density | 1,801/km2 (4,664.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Sundsvall (Swedish pronunciation: [sɵntˈsval]) is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 49,339 inhabitants in 2005.[1]
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[edit] History
Sundsvall was chartered in 1621, has a port by the Gulf of Bothnia, and is located 395 km north of Stockholm. The city has burned down and been rebuilt four times.[2] The first time, in 1721, it was set on fire by the Russian army during the Great Northern War. The last fire, in 1888, was the largest in Sweden's history. It is presumed that the fire was caused by a spark from a steamship. After that fire, the city centre was rebuilt only with stone buildings. Sundsvall's centre is therefore nicknamed Stenstaden (the stone city).
According to one historian, Swedish industrialism started in Sundsvall when the Tunadal sawmill bought a steam-engine driven saw in 1849. In the early 20th century Sundsvall was an even greater centre of forestry industry in Sweden than it is today. The first large Swedish strike was the "Sundsvall strike" in 1879.[3] The industrial heritage makes social democrat and socialist sympathies more prevalent in the Sundsvall region than in Sweden as a whole.
Today Sundsvall is not only dominated by the pulp and paper industry, and the aluminium production, but also by banks, insurance companies, telecommunications administration and a number of large public data processing centres such as the national social insurance board. The main campus of the newly established Mid Sweden University is also located in the city.
[edit] Sport
- GIF Sundsvall, Football
- IFK Sundsvall, Football
- Sundsvall Dragons, Basketball
- IF Sundsvall Hockey, Ice-Hockey
- Alnö IF, Football
- Sundsvalls DFF, Football (ladies)
[edit] Notable citizens
- Harry Ahlin (1900-1969), actor
- Henrik Zetterberg (1980-), ice hockey player.
- Christian Beijer (1962-), artist Official site
- Per Arne Collinder (1890-1975), astronomer (born in Sundsvall)
- Elin Ek (1976-), TV and Radio personality (as Grynet), singer
- Anders Abraham Grafström (1790-1870), poet
- Stan Hasselgård
- Bengt Lindström (1925-2008), artist
- Kjell Lönnå (1936-), musician
- Max Magnus Norman (1973-), artist
- Helen Sjöholm (1970-), singer, actress and musical theatre performer
[edit] Sister communities and adopted cities
[edit] Gallery
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| Sundsvall City Centre | Sundsvall viewed from above | Gustav Adolfs kyrkan |
 Weather averages for Sundsvall  |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | -5 (23) |
-3 (27) |
2 (36) |
7 (45) |
14 (57) |
19 (66) |
21 (70) |
19 (66) |
14 (57) |
9 (48) |
2 (36) |
-2 (28) |
8.1 (47) |
| Average low °C (°F) | -15 (5) |
-13 (9) |
-8 (18) |
-2 (28) |
2 (36) |
8 (46) |
10 (50) |
9 (48) |
5 (41) |
1 (34) |
-5 (23) |
-11 (12) |
-1.6 (29) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 38 (1.5) |
28 (1.1) |
30 (1.18) |
32 (1.26) |
35 (1.38) |
41 (1.61) |
58 (2.28) |
64 (2.52) |
64 (2.52) |
52 (2.05) |
53 (2.09) |
46 (1.81) |
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| Avg. precipitation days | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 164 |
| Source: World Meteorogical Organization[4] April 30, 2009 | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved on 2009-05-09.
- ^ http://www.algonet.se/~hogman/slhist_l.htm
- ^ http://www.popularhistoria.se/o.o.i.s?id=43&vid=612
- ^ World Meteorogical Organization: WWIS: Sundsvall
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Sundsvall |
- Sundsvall - Official site
- (Swedish) article Sundsvall from Nordisk Familjebok (1918)
- (Swedish) sundsvallturism.com - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau.
- (English) Sundsvalltown.se - The alternative guide to Sundsvall
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Sundsvall is one of 133 places with the historical city status in Sweden. |
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