Ånge is a

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and the seat of Ånge Municipality in

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, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western ...

, Sweden with 2,872 inhabitants in 2010. Ånge is a

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where the northern main line railway ('' Norra Stambanan'') connects with the central main line railway ('' Mittbanan''). Ånge is also known in Sweden as "The Swedish version of

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Takida Takida is a Swedish rock band from Ånge formed in 1999. The band's name comes from the character Gohei Takeda in the Japanese anime series '' Nagareboshi Gin''. Takeda's name was mispronounced as "Takida" in the Swedish voiceover of the anime s ...

, The Grand Opening and Corroded are among many other bands from this area.

Sport

The following sports clubs are located in Ånge: *

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* Ånge IK

Notable people

*Musical group

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*Musical group The Grand Opening *Musical group Corroded *Musical group Kill Kill Pussycat! *Musical group Blowball *Football manager

Lars Lagerbäck Lars Edvin "Lasse" Lagerbäck (; born 16 July 1948) is a Swedish football manager and former player, who is the technical director of the Iceland national football team. Lagerbäck has managed a number of national teams prior to his current pos ...

*Ice hockey player Samuel Påhlsson *Ice hockey player Elias Pettersson

References

Municipal seats of Västernorrland County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Ånge Municipality Medelpad {{Västernorrland-geo-stub