Matfors is a

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situated in

Sundsvall Municipality Sundsvall Municipality ( sv, Sundsvalls kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden, where the city Sundsvall is the seat. As most municipalities of Sweden, ''Sundsvalls kommun'' is a result of a series of amalgamations, ...

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, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western Norrl ...

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with 3,201 inhabitants in 2010. The river

Ljungan Ljungan ( Jamtlandic: ''Jångna'' or ''Aoa'', from Old Norse ''*Oghn'' "the dreadful") is a 322 kilometer long river in Sweden. It originates near Trondheim and the Norwegian border. The river runs through the Swedish counties of Jämtland and ...

runs through Matfors. It is situated about 15 kilometers west of

Sundsvall Sundsvall () is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. It has a population of 58,807 as of 2020; more than 95,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 21st largest city by population. History Th ...

, a city with about 45,000 inhabitants. In Matfors there used to be two schools: Sköle Skola and Matfors Skola, both sharing the same school yard; they later rejoined to form Matfors Skola in 2009 after being split up in 2002. Matfors is said to have got its name from the rich supply of salmon (Swedish: lax) in the river

, by which the town was built. The name Matfors consists of two parts: mat (food) and fors (river stream). Matfors was for some time its own community/municipality (Swedish: kommun) but then first merged with Attmar and later

(beginning of the 1970s). The town of Matfors was for a long time of less importance than the town of

Lucksta Lucksta is a locality situated in Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the King ...

in the two adjacent parishes of Attmar and Tuna, until the Matfors-bridge was built across the river

. Later on a

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and a

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were built together with several other minor industries which increased the town's importance towards dominating the area. The

was closed in 1990, at the time owned by

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, and the original main building now hosts about 20 small businesses. The Matfors area as a whole is home to many small businesses, but many residents also commute to the neighbouring town of

. A mid-sized business located in Matfors is SBL Vaccin, a subsidiary of Active Biotech. Matfors has the following urban districts: :

Vattjom Vattjom () is a locality situated in Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kin ...

: Ängom : Runsvik :

Solhöjden Solhöjden is a, as of SCB defined, minor locality situated in Habo Municipality in Jönköping County Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra G ...

: Tallskogen :

, both a

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and a

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, running through Matfors. :

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, : Sköle : Kvällsjön : Storjorden : Bällsta :

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: Fors :

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: Rännö Reliable communications are provided by the

European route E14 European route E14 is a part of the International E-road network. It begins in Trondheim, Norway, and ends in Sundsvall, Sweden. The road is long. The road follows the route Trondheim - Storlien – Östersund – Sundsvall. Just east of Tron ...

. Some organizations in Matfors with their own web-sites:
Tuna Hembygsförening
- native district org. with photo of E14 exit towards Matfors
Matfors Idrottsförening
- soccer
Matfors Badmintonklubb
- badminton
Matfors Vattenskidklubb
- waterski
Matfors Modellflygklubb
- model airplane
Matfors Skoterklubb
- snow mobile
Matfors Brukshundklubb
- dogs
Matfors Sportfiske Klubb
- fishing
Matfors Jaktskytteklubb
- hunting/shooting
Matfors Ryttarförening
- horseriding

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Matfors: *

Matfors IF Matfors IF is a Swedish football club located in Matfors. Background Matfors Idrottsförening is a Swedish sports club situated in Matfors in Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County. It was founded in 1901 under the name of Thule skidk ...

Matfors SK Matfors is a locality situated in Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 3,201 inhabitants in 2010. The river Ljungan runs through Matfors. It is situated about 15 kilometers west of Sundsvall, a city with about 45,000 inh ...

References

Boken om Matfors (The Book on Matfors) - Samlade Skrifter och Egna Berättelser, Mats O Moberg, 2004, 252 pages, , Hardcover

External links

* Matfors - Swedish Wikipedia entry
Medelpadsrötter
- genealogy page with photos from the area (

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's Tuna parish) {{authority control Populated places in Sundsvall Municipality Medelpad