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Norrland Destination Guide
Discover Norrland in Sweden
Norrland in the region of Västernorrland is a town located in Sweden - some 248 mi or ( 399 km ) North of Stockholm , the country's capital .
Local time in Norrland is now 06:50 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vaasa, Pori, Korpberget, Bjorsta, and Storsvedjan. When in this area, you might want to check out Vaasa . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Norrland ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
A drive over the high coast bridge
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
Sandöbron 2005-07-12. ..
Strange plane
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.
Located at 62.92 17.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
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.
Located at 62.88 17.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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.
Located at 62.88 17.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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.
Located at 62.93 17.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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.
Located at 63.00 17.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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