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Galaviken Destination Guide

Touring Galaviken in Sweden

Galaviken in the region of Västernorrland is located in Sweden - some 247 mi or ( 397 km ) North of Stockholm , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Galaviken

Time in Galaviken is now 11:51 PM (Saturday) . 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, Pori, Korpberget, Bjorsta, and Bergsviken. 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 Galaviken ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

A drive over the high coast bridge

3:05 min by swedehorn
Views: 947 Rating: 2.50

A ride over the High coast bridge (Höga kustenbron) in Sweden on E4 (Europe road 4). The High coast area are since the year 2000 on Unesco's world heritage list. It's the area in the world where the l ..

Sandöbron

0:39 min by Olof Lagerkvist
Views: 599 Rating: 5.00

Sandöbron 2005-07-12. ..


Strange plane

1:10 min by zeuthie0
Views: 127 Rating: 0.00

We saw this in Sweden. It must be wonderful to fly above all these lakes at sunset. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 62.92 17.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Former counties of Sweden, History of 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 3 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1943, Bridges in Sweden, Concrete bridges

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 3 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

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 7 km away
Tags: Municipalities of Sweden, Municipalities of Västernorrland County

Höga Kusten Bridge

The High Coast Bridge (in Swedish Högakustenbron, or Vedabron by an alternate name) is a suspension bridge crossing the mouth of the Ångermanälven river near Veda, on the border between the Härnösand and Kramfors municipalities in the province of Ångermanland in northern Sweden. The area is often referred to as The High Coast, hence its name. The bridge replaces Sandöbron, the old bridge across the river, in a new extension of the European route E4 (E4).

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Located at 62.80 17.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1997, Suspension bridges in Sweden