Timrå
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Timrå montage, Top:Panorama view of downtown Timrå, from Alnön area, 2nd left:A native house and museum in Merlo Slotto, 2nd right:A headquarters in Östrands pulp (Östrands massafabrik), 3rd left:Sydkraft Arena (E.ON Arena), 3rd right:Köpmansgatan Square, Bottom:Aerial view over Sörberge with Indalsälven left and Fairhaven in the upper right corner | |
  Timrå | |
| Coordinates: 62°29′13″N 17°19′33″E / 62.48694°N 17.32583°ECoordinates: 62°29′13″N 17°19′33″E / 62.48694°N 17.32583°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Medelpad |
| County | Västernorrland County |
| Municipality | Timrå Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • City | 12.03 km2 (4.64 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 787.98 km2 (304.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • City | 10,443 |
| • Density | 868/km2 (2,250/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 17,844 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Postal code | 860 xx |
| Area code(s) | (+46) 60 |
| Website |
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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 Gulf of Botnia in Timrå.
In Sweden, Timrå is mainly known for its ice hockey club Timrå IK, playing in the highest division (Swedish Hockey League).
In 1995, Swedish artist Bengt Lindström constructed the Y, a 30 meter high sculpture located in Timrå.
Notable citizens
- 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
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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
References
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- 1 2 3 "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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