Ovanåker Municipality (''Ovanåkers kommun'') is a
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 ...
in
Gävleborg County, east central
Sweden. The municipal seat is located in
Edsbyn
Edsbyn () is a locality and the seat of Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 3,985 inhabitants in 2010. It is located in the historical province of Hälsingland.
Edsbyn is most famous for its former ski and nowadays office furn ...
.
The subdivision reform of 1952 saw the amalgamation of "old" Ovanåker with ''Voxna'' (both formed by the first local government acts of 1862). In 1977 ''Alfta'' (which 1974-1976 had been in
Bollnäs Municipality
Bollnäs Municipality (''Bollnäs kommun'') is a municipality in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Bollnäs.
The municipality evolved during a series of local government reforms in the 1950s and 1970s. It consists ...
) was added.
Localities
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Alfta
Alfta is a locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is ...
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Edsbyn
Edsbyn () is a locality and the seat of Ovanåker Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 3,985 inhabitants in 2010. It is located in the historical province of Hälsingland.
Edsbyn is most famous for its former ski and nowadays office furn ...
(seat)
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Knåda
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Ovanåker
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Roteberg
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Runemo
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Viksjöfors
References
External links
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Ovanåker- Official site
Municipalities of Gävleborg County
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