Sundsvall
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| Coordinates: 62°24′N 17°19′E / 62.400°N 17.317°ECoordinates: 62°24′N 17°19′E / 62.400°N 17.317°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Medelpad |
| County | Västernorrland County |
| Municipality | Sundsvall Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 27.46 km2 (10.60 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 50,712 |
| • Density | 1,847/km2 (4,780/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Sundsvall (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsɵn(d)sˈvalː]) is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 50,712 as of 2010; more than 95,000 live in the surrounding municipal area.
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History [edit]
The town was chartered in 1621, and a first urban plan for Sundsvall was probably created by Olof Bure in 1642, less likely in 1623.[2] It 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.[3] 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,[who?] 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.[4] 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. There are also 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.
Culture [edit]
Each July the town holds a large, commercial music festival in the city called Gatufesten. There are two theatres and various musical venues. There is also a small guitar festival and a larger heavy metal festival every autumn called Nordfest. Sundsvall is also home to the unique festival Musikschlaget which is an alternative song contest for groups around Sweden with disabilities.
Transport [edit]
Its airport is Sundsvall-Härnösand Airport also called Midlanda.
Sport [edit]
- GIF Sundsvall, Football
- IFK Sundsvall, Football
- Sundsvall Mosquitoes, Baseball Official Site
- Sundsvall Flames, Amerikansk fotboll [1]
- Sundsvall Dragons, Basketball
- IF Sundsvall Hockey, Ice hockey
- Alnö IF, Football
- Sundsvalls DFF, Football (ladies)
- Judo Club Sundsvall, Judo Official Site
- Selånger SK Bandy Bandy Official Site
- Sidsjö-Böle IF, Football
- Sund IF, Football Official Site
- Sundsvalls simsällskap- (simning)
- PNHL, Sundsvalls Sorcerers, Ice hockey
Notable people [edit]
- Anders Erikson (1988-present), Minecraft commentator, known as AnderZel
- Harry Ahlin (1900-1969), actor
- Per Arne Collinder (1890-1975), astronomer (born in Sundsvall)
- Gina Dirawi (1990-), television presenter, host of Melodifestivalen 2012
- Elin Ek (1976-), TV and radio personality (as Grynet), singer
- Fredrik Ericsson (1975 - 2010), extreme skier
- Jessica Falk (1973-), singer-songwriter and musician
- Anders Abraham Grafström (1790-1870), poet
- Anders Graneheim (1962-), bodybuilder
- Stan Hasselgård (1922-1948), musician
- Bengt Lindström (1925-2008), artist
- Kjell Lönnå (1936-), musician
- Fredrik Modin (1974-), ice hockey player
- Max Magnus Norman (1973-), artist
- Erik Ringmar (1960-), political scientist and author
- Helen Sjöholm (1970-), singer, actress and musical theater performer
- Carl Strandlund (1899–1974), Swedish-American inventor and entrepreneur
- Henrik Zetterberg (1980-), ice hockey player
- Yohio (1995-), singer and guitarist
Sister communities and adopted cities [edit]
Gallery [edit]
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| Sundsvall viewed from above | Sundsvall City Centre | Gustav Adolfskyrkan |
Climate [edit]
Sundsvall has a climate which is on the border between subarctic and cold continental. Temperatures are made significantly milder and regulated by the influence from the Gulf Stream.
| Climate data 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 (46.6) |
| 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 (29.1) |
| 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) |
541 (21.3) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 164 |
| Source: World Meteorogical Organization[5] | |||||||||||||
References [edit]
- ^ a b "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. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Nils Ahlberg, Stadsgrundningar och planförändringar : Svensk stadsplanering 1521–1721, avhandling vid Institutionen för landskapsplanering Ultuna och Konstvetenskapliga institutionen, Stockholms universitet 2005, s. 550
- ^ 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
External links [edit]
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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.
- (Swedish) sundsvallsbilder.com - Blog with photos from Sundsvall.
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