Ragunda Municipality ( ) is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
Jämtland County
Jämtland County ( sv, Jämtlands län, ) is a county or ''län'' in the middle of Sweden consisting of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland, plus two small uninhabited strips of ...
in northern
Sweden. Its
seat is in
Hammarstrand
Hammarstrand is a locality and the seat of Ragunda Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,052 inhabitants in 2010. The town is host to a bobsleigh and luge track. It was built on the dry bed of the former lake Ragundasjön, which draine ...
.
The present municipality was formed in 1974, when "old" Ragunda Municipality was amalgamated with the municipalities of Fors and Stugun. Further amalgamations have been discussed due to declining population, but have not been carried out.
Ragunda Municipality is known for being the site of the
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Building
The King Chulalongkorn Memorial Building ( th, พระบรมราชานุสรณ์พระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว) is a Thai pavilion ( Sala Thai) in Utan ...
, which is by the village
Utanede. Designed as a
Thai royal
pavilion
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* It may be a subsidiary building that is either positioned separately or as an attachment to a main building. Often it is associated with pleasure. In palaces and traditional mansions of Asia ...
, the only one of its kind outside Thailand, it was raised in 1997 in commemoration of King
Chulalongkorn's visit there a century earlier.
Döda Fallet (''The dead waterfall'') is an extinct
whitewater
Whitewater forms in a rapid context, in particular, when a river's gradient changes enough to generate so much turbulence that air is trapped within the water. This forms an unstable current that froths, making the water appear opaque and ...
rapid in a
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 ...
and one of the major tourist attractions of the municipality.
Localities
There are four
localities (or urban areas) in Ragunda Municipality:
The municipal seat in bold
Twin cities
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Karstula
Karstula is a municipality of Finland founded in 1867. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is .
Neighbouring municipalities are ...
, Finland
Photo gallery
File:Chulalongkorns paviljong.jpg, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Building
The King Chulalongkorn Memorial Building ( th, พระบรมราชานุสรณ์พระบาทสมเด็จพระจุลจอมเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว) is a Thai pavilion ( Sala Thai) in Utan ...
File:Döda fallet 20061014.jpg, Döda Fallet
file:Vildhussen_staty_hammarstrand.JPG, Statue of Vildhussen in Hammarstrand
See also
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Borgvattnet
Borgvattnet is a small village in Ragunda Municipality in northern Sweden.
Borgvattnet
Borgvattnet is a small village in the northeast of the county of Jämtland. After decades of decline in 2022 the population is around 65 residents. The ...
- The Haunted Vicarage
References
External links
Ragunda Municipality- Official site
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Municipalities of Jämtland County