Njurunda ()
is a small village 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, ...
, located in
Västernorrland County
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The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western Norrl ...
,
Sweden
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. The village is situated at the mouth of the Ljungan river and located about 17 kilometers south of Sundsvall. It is primarily a sleeper town for Sundsvall, with a residential population of about 5,000 households and about 450 small to medium-sized businesses. The elementary school is Kyrkmons skola, which has about 339 students, most of whom head on to
Kvissleby
Kvissleby is a locality situated in Sundsvall 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, ...
and Nivrenaskolan for their 7th - 9th grades before they finally move on to the
secondary schools
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in Sundsvall.
The town was the seat of the former Nivren rural municipality, which later was swallowed by Sundsvall municipality in the consolidation process during the 1960s. Historically, there have been people living in Njurunda since the 5th century. The population, however, did not grow significantly until the 14th century, but late that century the
Black Death
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halted this growth. Industrialization began around 1830 when several
saw mill
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s were established close to the
Ljungan, which was used to float logs out to the coast.
The Njurunda area is also home to the ruins of a 12th-century church.
Notable persons
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Fredrik Modin
Jan Fredrik "Freddy" Modin (born 8 October 1974) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey left winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and most notably won the Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 2003–04 ...
– Hockey player
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Henrik Zetterberg
Henrik Zetterberg (; born 9 October 1980) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey forward. He played his entire National Hockey League career with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL), for whom he would serve as capt ...
– Hockey player
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Lars Dahlqvist – Skier
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Fredrik Wikingsson – Journalist
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Sebastian Lauritzen – Hockey player
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Mathias Månsson – Hockey player
See also
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Njurunda Court District
References
External links
Njurunda- Tourist site
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Populated places in Sundsvall Municipality
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