Boden, Sweden
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| Coordinates: 65°50′N 21°43′E / 65.833°N 21.717°ECoordinates: 65°50′N 21°43′E / 65.833°N 21.717°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Norrbotten |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Municipality | Boden Municipality |
| Charter | 1919 |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 19.98 km2 (7.71 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 18,277 |
| • Density | 915/km2 (2,370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Boden (Lule Sami: Suttes, Meänkieli: Puuti, Northern Sami: Suttes) is a locality and the seat of Boden Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 18,277 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
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[edit] History
The town of Boden started as a railway junction where the Northern Line (Norra stambanan, opened 1894) met with the Ore Line (Malmbanan) from the rich iron ore fields in northern Sweden.
The town experienced increased growth when the Boden Fortress was constructed in the beginning of the 20th century. The purpose of the fortress was to defend Sweden from a possible attack from the east, where Russia was considered the most dangerous threat.
The first official writings about Boden, was in a 1500~ tax paper, where the mention of "Boden village" with 7 homes. Boden got the title of city in 1919. This title became obsolete in 1971 and Boden is now the seat of Boden Municipality.
[edit] Industry
Today Boden is still a military stronghold, and houses the largest garrison of the Swedish Army.
The army and the municipality are the two largest employers in Boden. As the military is continuously disarming, with the five regiments united into one garrison, the population has decreased by 2,000 people over the past ten years.
The famous Fällkniven knives are from Boden.
[edit] Well-known Boden Citizens, Former or Current
- Amle, singer/songwriter
- Moa-Lisa Björk, translator
- Brolle Jr, singer
- Thomas Deutgen, journalist
- Lars-Anders Edström, inventor
- Tommy Eliasson, skicrosser
- Peter Englund, author, historian, Permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy (2009-)
- Stefan Gunnarsson, singer, piano player
- Stina Honkamaa, VP, Google Sweden
- Kerstin Johansson, author
- Eyvind Johnson, author, Nobel Prize winner in literature 1974
- Bert-Olav Karlsson, ice hockey player
- Yeni Karlsson, singer
- Lennart Klockare, politician
- Bengt Kostenius, author
- Daniel Larsson, ice hockey player
- Leif Lindmark, professor of Business Economy
- Barry Lundqvist, football player
- Petter Nallo, author, game designer
- Alf Nilsson, actor
- Petra Nordlund, news anchor
- Curt Nordmark, football player
- Susanna Rosén, author and journalist
- Holger Rosenquist, choreographer
- Helena Ruthström, handboll player
- Margareta Stone, actress
- Stig Strömholm, professor, rector magnificus
- Stig Sundqvist, football player
- Bertil Sundstedt, painter and sculptor
- Gunnar Svensson, pianist
- Robert Vallmark, illustrator
- Stig Synnergren, former Swedish Supreme Commander
- Mats Ulander, ice hockey player
- Sven Utterström, skier
- Stig Vig, lead singer of Dag Vag
- Niclas Wallin, ice hockey player
- Hans Wallmark, politician
- Edvard Vestberg, psychiatrist
- David Åström, artist, music producer och music critician
- Fredrik Öberg, ice hockey player
- Johanna Larsson, tennis player
- Jonna Löfgren Drummer of the Scottish band Glasvegas
[edit] Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Boden:
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- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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Boden, Sweden is one of 133 places with the historical city status in Sweden. |
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