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Härnösand Storgatan in Härnösand Coordinates: 62°38′10″N 17°56′28″E / 62.63611°N 17.94111°ECoordinates: 62°38′10″N 17°56′28″E / 62.63611°N 17.94111°E Country Sweden Province Ångermanland County Västernorrland County Municipality Härnösand Municipality Area[1] – Total 10.90 km2 (4.2 sq mi) Population (2005-12-31)[1] – Total 28,003 – Density 1,652/km2 (4,278.7/sq mi) Time zone CET (UTC+1) – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Härnösand is a locality and the seat of Härnösand Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 18,003 inhabitants in 2005.[1] It is called "the gate to the High Coast" because of the world heritage landscape rises just some miles north of Härnösand. Härnösand is the seat of the Diocese of Härnösand.
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History
Härnösand is probably most known to the uninitiated for its history as a big and important harbor town and its beautiful locations.
Today
Härnösand is a fairly small town and some of the activities young people engage in are Kåken (Ungdomens Hus), a youth centre provided by the municipality. The city also has an extensive selection of outdoor activities in the summer and wintertime. Wintertime people can go skiing (cross country and downhill), ice skating, etc. Summertime activities include climbing, kayaking, trekking, etc. The town also features a summertime beach Smitingen, which occasionally gets some surfable waves. Härnösand is each summer the site of one of the world's largest airsoft events, Berget.
Industry
Call centers
One of the biggest employers in Härnösand is the cable-TV and Cable internet service provider Com Hem. Com Hem in Härnösand takes care of all incoming support calls and therefore hire mostly young adults with an interest in technology. Other notable employers include the Resultat Contact Center, a call center focusing on selling telephone services by phone. The Interview Institute of Scandinavia and Intervjubolaget are also employers seated in Härnösand focusing on call center activities, although their focus lies in doing interviews by phone or "face to face".
Sports
The women's team of the bandy club Härnösands AIK plays in the highest division and the men's team has done.
Their handballteam plays in division 2 and is called Brännans IF.
The football club IF Älgarna play in Division 2 Norrland.
Notable natives
- Anders Jonas Ångström, physicist
- Albert Atterberg, soil mechanics
- Bo Holmberg, politician
- Carl Gustaf Nordin, statesman
- Anette Norberg, women's curling Olympic gold medalist
- Lubbe Nordström, writer/poet
- Frideborg Winblad, educator and administrator
- Lena Endre, Actor
- Lasse Lindh, Musician
See also
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 2009-05-09.
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Härnösand is one of 133 places with the historical city status in Sweden. Localities in Härnösand Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden Localities: Municipalities Municipal seats Categories:- Cities in Sweden
- Populated places in Västernorrland County
- Municipal seats of Västernorrland County
- Swedish municipal seats
- Diocese of Härnösand
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