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Iggesund, Hudiksvall Municipality

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Country
  
Sweden

County
  
Gävleborg County

Area
  
4.12 km²

Local time
  
Friday 3:36 PM

Province
  
Hälsingland

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Population
  
3,362 (31 Dec 2010)

Iggesund, Hudiksvall Municipality

Municipality
  
Hudiksvall Municipality

Weather
  
3°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 54% Humidity

Iggesund is a locality situated in Hudiksvall Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 3,362 inhabitants in 2010.

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Map of 825 31 Iggesund, Sweden

Geography

Iggesund is located 10 km south of Hudiksvall, 45 km north of Söderhamn and 70 km southeast of Ljusdal, with the Bothnian Sea to the east. The nearest bigger cities are Sundsvall (pop. 49,339) 92 km to the north, and Gävle (pop. 68,700) 126 km to the south.

History

Iggesund was mentioned for the first time during the 15th century. At the time Iggesund consisted only of a few farms on both sides of the Iggåns.

  • 1546 Swedish king Gustav Vasa establishes an eel fishery at the Iggån.
  • 1672 Östanå paper mills are build on the northern shore of the Viksjön lake. They represent the first major industry in Iggesund.
  • 1685 Iggesund's industrial era begins with the completion of the 'Iggesunds Bruk' iron mill. Iggesund slowly transforms from an agricultural into an industrial town. With the steady expansion of 'Iggesunds Bruk' the town's name slowly turns into a synonym for the mill.
  • 1721 Russians troops burn down a large part of the industry and town.

    • Name

  • around 1400: Igesunda
  • around 1500: Egesund, Eghesund, Eggesund, Iggesund, Iggsund

    • References

    Iggesund, Hudiksvall Municipality Wikipedia
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