Timrå
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| Coordinates: 62°30′N 17°20′E / 62.500°N 17.333°ECoordinates: 62°30′N 17°20′E / 62.500°N 17.333°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Medelpad |
| County | Västernorrland County |
| Municipality | Timrå Municipality |
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| • Total | 12.03 km2 (4.64 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,443 |
| • Density | 868/km2 (2,250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Timrå is a locality and the seat of Timrå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 10,443 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
It is located about 13 km north of Sundsvall (a town with a metropolitan area of some 100,000 inhabitants), and could arguably be considered a satellite to that town.
The two closest cities (Sundsvall and Härnösand) share one airport, Midlanda, that is geographically located in Timrå.
Indalsälven, one of Sweden's largest rivers with a length of 430 km, meets the sea in Timrå.
In Sweden, Timrå is mainly known for its ice hockey club Timrå IK, playing in the highest division (Elitserien).
Notable citizens [edit]
- Lennart "Lillstrimma" Svedberg (1944–1972), ice hockey player
- Magdalena Forsberg (1967), cross country skier, biathlon
- Henrik Flyman, guitarist, composer, producer
- Henrik Forsberg (1967), cross country skier
- Mats Näslund (1959), ice hockey player
Gallery [edit]
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Timrå
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The municipal office
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Town centre
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Östrand pulp mill
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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. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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