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Strömsund (; sma, Straejmie) is a
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and the seat of
Strömsund Municipality Strömsund Municipality (, ) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Strömsund. The nearest larger city is Östersund, the provincial capital of Jämtland, which is located approximately 100 km t ...
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 ...
,
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 Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
with 3,589 inhabitants in 2010. Stroms church (''Ströms kyrka'') was inaugurated in 1847.The Grand Hotel dates to 1909. The Court House (''Tingshuset'') was inaugurated in 1911 and was designed by architect Frans Bertil Wallberg (1862-1935). Strömsund railway station was built in 1913. Strömsund Bridge (''Strömsundsbron''), a cable-stayed road bridge, bringing
European route E45 The European route E45 goes between Norway and Italy, through Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria. With a length of about , it is the longest north–south European route (some east–west routes are longer). The route passes throug ...
over Ströms vattudal in Strömsund, opened in 1956. Strömsund's Municipal Building (''Strömsunds kommunalhus'') was designed by architect firm Klemming & Thelaus in 1958. Strömsund is noted for being pictured in the 1974 Swedish movie ''
Dunderklumpen! ''Dunderklumpen!'' is a 1974 Swedish family film directed by Per Åhlin, which combines animation and live action. The story involves several musical numbers. It was released on 26 September 1974. At the 11th Guldbagge Awards, Åhlin won a Special ...
'' directed by
Per Åhlin Per Johan Axel Åhlin (born 7 August 1931) is a Swedish artist and director of animated films. He is known for his collaborations with the comedy duo Hasse & Tage and for his own projects such as the feature film ''The Journey to Melonia''. Car ...
. The following sports clubs are located in Strömsund: * IFK Strömsund * IBK Strömsund


Gallery

Strömsundsbron 2010.jpg, Strömsund Bridge Strömsund Bredgårdsgatan.jpg, Bredgårdsgatan and Grand Hotel Ströms kyrka 2010.jpg, Ströms Church Strömsund bredgårdsgatan storgatan.jpg, Strömsund Main Street


References

Populated places in Strömsund Municipality Municipal seats of Jämtland County Swedish municipal seats Jämtland {{Jämtland-geo-stub