Ytterhogdal () is a

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situated in

Härjedalen Municipality Härjedalen Municipality (, , no, Herjedalen kommune) is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Sveg. The municipality roughly, but not exactly, corresponds with the traditional province Härjedalen. The ...

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 ...

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with 534 inhabitants in 2010. Being located in the province of

Hälsingland Hälsingland (), sometimes referred to as Helsingia in English, is a historical province or ''landskap'' in central Sweden. It borders Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is part of the land of Norrland. Ad ...

, the village has connections to three provinces due to the municipality and county having namesake provinces outside of Ytterhogdal. European route E45 passes the village The village is located close to Sweden's geographical midpoint. Kirche Ytterhogdal

Ytterhogdal Church (''Ytterhogdals kyrka'') is in the Diocese of Härnösand. The church building was built in the years 1799-1809 by the builder Johan Christian Loëll from

Gävle Gävle () is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Swede ...

. It was built in stone with a tower to the east. The sculptures in the church were made between 1839-48 by Göran Sundin (1795-1857).

Climate

Ytterhogdal has a highly variable

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

( Köppen ''Dfc''). The unpredictability of the climate is underlined by the all-time record high of followed by an overnight air frost were recorded within three days between 12-15 June 2006.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Ytterhogdal: *

Ytterhogdals IK Ytterhogdals IK is a Sweden, Swedish Association football, football club located in Ytterhogdal. They currently compete in Swedish Football Division 2, Division 2 Norrland, the fourth tier of Swedish football. Background Ytterhogdals IK currently ...

References

Populated places in Härjedalen Municipality Hälsingland {{Jämtland-geo-stub