Strömsund

Strömsund

Strömsund

Place in Jämtland, Sweden

Strömsund (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈstrœ̂mːsɵnd];[2] Southern Sami: Straejmie) is a locality and the seat of Strömsund Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,589 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

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The church (Ströms kyrka) was inaugurated in 1847.The Grand Hotel dates to 1909. The Court House (Tingshuset) was inaugurated in 1911 and was designed by architect Frans Bertil Wallberg (1862–1935). Strömsund railway station was built in 1913. It is on a branch line from Ulriksfors at the Inland Line. Strömsund Bridge (Strömsundsbron), a cable-stayed road bridge, bringing European route E45 over Ströms vattudal in Strömsund, opened in 1956. Strömsund's Municipal Building (Strömsunds kommunalhus) was designed by architect firm Klemming & Thelaus in 1958. [3] [4]

Strömsund is noted for being pictured in the 1974 Swedish movie Dunderklumpen! directed by Per Åhlin. [5]

The following sports clubs are located in Strömsund:

  • Strömsund Bridge
  • Bredgårdsgatan and Grand Hotel
  • Ströms Church
  • Strömsund Main Street
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References

  1. [1]
    "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. [2]
    Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 23.
  3. [3]
    "Ströms kyrka". kyrkokartan.se. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Frans Wallberg, (1862 - 1935)". kulturnav. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  5. [5]
    "Dunderklumpen! (1974)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved December 1, 2019.



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