Holmsund

Holmsund
Holmsund
Coordinates:
Country Sweden
Province Västerbotten
County Västerbotten County
Municipality Umeå Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 5.48 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 • Total 5,482
 • Density 1,000/km2 (2,590/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Holmsund is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 5,482 inhabitants in 2005.[1] It is located 18 km south of the city of Umeå and serves as a port for Umeå. Holmsund lies at the mouth of the Ume River. To the west, across the river estuary, is a town called Obbola. Both Holmsund and Obbola have wood and paper industries. From the southern end of Holmsund a ferry service runs to the Finnish port of Vaasa.

The famous singer Lisa Miskovsky is from Holmsund. Vinnie Jones played one season for IFK Holmsund in 1986 and helped them win the league.

Contents

Holmsund in pictures

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Holmsund:

References

  1. ^ 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. 

External links

Localities:
Botsmark  · Bullmark  · Ersmark  · Flurkmark  · Hissjön  · Holmsund  · Hörnefors  · Innertavle  · Obbola  · Röbäck  · Sävar  · Sörfors  · Sörmjöle  · Stöcke  · Stöcksjö  · Täfteå  · Tavelsjö  · Tomtebo  · Umeå (seat)  · Västibyn