Bomhus is a district of Gävle, Sweden. It began to grow as an urban area after the sawmill Korsnäs AB moved from

Korsnäs Korsnäs is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Ostrobothnia region. Geography Korsnäs is the most western mainland municipality in Finland. It covers an area of of which is water. It has a long, rocky coastline along the Gulf ...

, Falun to the coast near Gävle in 1899. Korsnäs AB became a pulp and paper manufacturer in 1910. In 2012 it fused with Billerud AB forming BillerudKorsnäs. Bomhus is home to a football club called IK Huge. Several

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...

cairns can be found in Bomhus, especially in the

nature reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...

area Signalberget.

References

Populated places in Gävle Municipality Gästrikland Gävle {{Gävleborg-geo-stub