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Bjorsta Destination Guide

Touring Bjorsta in Sweden

Bjorsta in the region of Västernorrland is located in Sweden - some 249 mi or ( 401 km ) North of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

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Time in Bjorsta is now 06:10 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Vaasa, Mallby, Uppsala, Svano, and Sundsvall. Being here already, consider visiting Vaasa . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Bjorsta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Sandöbron

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Interesting facts about this location

Kramfors Municipality

Kramfors Municipality (Kramfors kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Kramfors. The rural municipality of Gudmundrå was in 1947 made one of the last administrative cities of Sweden and got the name Kramfors from an industrial settlement. In 1952 many of the surrounding entities were grouped into larger municipalities.

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Located at 62.93 17.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Sweden, Municipalities of Västernorrland County

Norrland County

Norrland County, or Norrlands län, was a county of the Swedish Empire from 1634 to 1645. In 1638 the northern part of the county, Västerbotten and Lappland, were separated and established as the Västerbotten County. On September 5, 1645 the remainder of the county was divided in two parts where the central part became the Härnösand County and the southern part became the Hudiksvall County. However in 1654 Härnösand and Hudiksvall counties were reunited as the Västernorrland County.

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Located at 62.92 17.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Former counties of Sweden, History of Sweden

Ådalen

Ådalen is the river valley of the Ångerman River, downstream Junsele, in Sweden. It often refers to the broad, densely populated, fjord-like mouth of the river, in Kramfors Municipality, and is known for the Ådalen shootings in 1931.

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Located at 63.00 17.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Geography of Västernorrland County, Ångermanland

Ådalen shootings

The Ådalen shootings (Swedish: Skotten i Ådalen), was a series of events in and around the sawmill district of Ådalen, Kramfors Municipality, Ångermanland, Sweden, in May 1931. During a protest on May 14, five persons were killed by bullets fired by Swedish military troops called in as reinforcements by the police.

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Located at 62.88 17.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: 1931 in Sweden, 1931 labor disputes and strikes, Conflicts in 1931, History of Sweden, Military scandals, Politics of Sweden, Protest-related deaths, Riots and civil disorder in Sweden

Sandö Bridge

The Sandö Bridge is a concrete arch bridge crossing the Ångermanälven river in the Kramfors municipality in the province of Ångermanland in northern Sweden. It has a free span of 264 meters and is 42 meters above the water. The area is often referred to as The High Coast. During the construction, the bridge collapsed on August 31, 1939, and 18 workers were killed. This accident was given little attention by the press, since World War II started the day after. The bridge was opened in 1943.

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Located at 62.88 17.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1943, Bridges in Sweden, Concrete bridges