Sollefteå Municipality

Sollefteå Municipality Sollefteå kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Sollefteå Municipality Coat of arms
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Country	Sweden
County	Västernorrland County
Seat	Sollefteå
Area
• Total	5,761.82 km2 (2,224.65 sq mi)
• Land	5,397.82 km2 (2,084.11 sq mi)
• Water	364 km2 (141 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (March 31, 2016)
• Total	19,782
• Density	3.4/km2 (8.9/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Ångermanland
Municipal code	2283
Website	www.solleftea.se

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

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.

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

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.

Localities

• Forsmo
• Junsele
• Långsele
• Näsåker
• Ramsele
• Sollefteå (the seat)
• Österforse

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

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

Sollefteå is twinned with:

• Põltsamaa, Estonia
• Nykarleby, Finland
• Esashi, Japan
• Steinkjer, Norway
• Rudniki, Poland
• Madison, Mississippi, U.S.

External links

• Sollefteå - Official site