Bjärtrå is a parish of the province of

Ångermanland Ångermanland ( or ) is a historical province (''landskap'') in the northern part of Sweden. It is bordered (clockwise from the north) by Swedish Lapland, Västerbotten, the Gulf of Bothnia, Medelpad and Jämtland. The name is derived from the O ...

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. Since 1974 it has been administered as part of the

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 ...

. The parish has an area of 158 square kilometres, and in the year 2000 there were 1,687 inhabitants. The locality of

Lugnvik Lugnvik is a locality situated in Kramfors Municipality, Västernorrland County Västernorrland County ( sv, Västernorrlands län) is a county ('' län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Väs ...

and parts of Sandslån, Klockestrand, and Strinne, lie within Bjärtrå.Hans Harlen, ''Sverige från A till Ö'' (Stockholm: Kommentus, 2003; ) The parish was established in the Middle Ages. In 1862 the rural district of Bjärtrå was created. In 1974 this was merged into the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of Kramfors.

Round Barn

The Bjärtrå

round barn A round barn is a historic barn design that could be octagonal, polygonal, or circular in plan. Though round barns were not as popular as some other barn designs, their unique shape makes them noticeable. The years from 1880 to 1920 represent th ...

''(pictured)'' is a wooden building believed to have been constructed about 1848. In 1958 it was bought by a history society, which continues to maintain it.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bjartra Populated places in Kramfors Municipality Ångermanland