Strömsund

Strömsund (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈstrœ̂mːsɵnd];[2] Southern Sami: Straejmie) is a locality and the seat of Strömsund Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,589 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

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Coordinates: 63°51′N 15°35′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Jämtland
County	Jämtland County
Municipality	Strömsund Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	3.63 km^2 (1.40 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	3,589
• Density	990/km^2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Stroms church (Ströms kyrka) was inaugurated in 1847.The Grand Hotel dates to 1909. The Court House (Tingshuset) was inaugurated in 1911 and was designed by architect Frans Bertil Wallberg (1862-1935). Strömsund railway station was built in 1913. Strömsund Bridge (Strömsundsbron), a cable-stayed road bridge, bringing European route E45 over Ströms vattudal in Strömsund, opened in 1956. Strömsund's Municipal Building (Strömsunds kommunalhus) was designed by architect firm Klemming & Thelaus in 1958. [3] [4]

Strömsund is noted for being pictured in the 1974 Swedish movie Dunderklumpen! directed by Per Åhlin. [5]

The following sports clubs are located in Strömsund:

• IFK Strömsund
• IBK Strömsund

Gallery

• 
  Strömsund Bridge
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  Bredgårdsgatan and Grand Hotel
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  Ströms Church
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  Strömsund Main Street

References

1. "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.
2. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 23.
3. "Ströms kyrka". kyrkokartan.se. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
4. "Frans Wallberg, (1862 - 1935)". kulturnav. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
5. "Dunderklumpen! (1974)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved December 1, 2019.