Sollefteå Municipality

Sollefteå Municipality (Swedish: Sollefteå kommun) is a Swedish municipality in Västernorrland County. Its seat is located in Sollefteå.

Sollefteå Municipality
Sollefteå kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Sollefteå Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 63°10′N 17°16′E
CountrySweden
CountyVästernorrland County
SeatSollefteå
Area
[1]
 • Total5,761.82 km2 (2,224.65 sq mi)
 • Land5,397.82 km2 (2,084.11 sq mi)
 • Water364 km2 (141 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total18,814
 • Density3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceÅngermanland
Municipal code2283
Websitewww.solleftea.se

The former City of Sollefteå (instituted in 1917) was amalgamated with the surrounding entities in 1974 to form the present municipality. It consists of fifteen original (1863) units.

Historically, the name is found as early as the 13th century in the form of the Latin De Solatum, which would translate to "The Sunny Place" (or so). A market place was situated here in 1602 on Royal permission. The city's coat of arms depicts a Black Grouse.

Geography

Geographically, the landscape is dominated by woods, and by the Ångerman River and its tributaries Faxälven and Fjällsjöälven, which cross through the municipality.

Localities

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Sollefteå is twinned with:

References
  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
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