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Timrå Municipality

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Country
  
Sweden

Seat
  
Timrå

ISO 3166 code
  
SE

Province
  
Medelpad

County
  
Västernorrland County

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Municipal code
  
2262

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Timrå Municipality (Timrå kommun) is a municipality in northern Sweden. The town of Timrå is the municipal seat.

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Map of Timr%C3%A5, Sweden

The rural municipality Timrå was made a market town (köping) in 1947. The present municipality was created in 1971 when Timrå was amalgamated with Hässjö.

Localities

  • Bergeforsen
  • Stavreviken
  • Söråker
  • Sörberge
  • Timrå (seat)

    • Geography

    Timrå is located in a terrain of forest and hills. Traditionally the industry has been dominated by forestry. The timber was transported through the rivers and streams to their destination, most often to sawmills. In tribute to this, the city arms depicts trees and water.

    Notable citizens

  • Lennart Svedberg (1944-1972), ice hockey player
  • Magdalena Forsberg (1967), cross country skier, biathlon
  • Henrik Flyman, guitarist, composer, producer
  • Henrik Forsberg (1967), cross country skier

    • References

    Timrå Municipality Wikipedia
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