Njurunda () is a small village in Sundsvall Municipality, located in

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. The village is situated at the mouth of the Ljungan river and located about 17 kilometers south of Sundsvall. It is primarily a sleeper town for Sundsvall, with a residential population of about 5,000 households and about 450 small to medium-sized businesses. The elementary school is Kyrkmons skola, which has about 339 students, most of whom head on to

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and Nivrenaskolan for their 7th - 9th grades before they finally move on to the

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in Sundsvall. The town was the seat of the former Nivren rural municipality, which later was swallowed by Sundsvall municipality in the consolidation process during the 1960s. Historically, there have been people living in Njurunda since the 5th century. The population, however, did not grow significantly until the 14th century, but late that century the

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halted this growth. Industrialization began around 1830 when several

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s were established close to the

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, which was used to float logs out to the coast. The Njurunda area is also home to the ruins of a 12th-century church.

Notable persons

* Fredrik Modin – Hockey player *

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– Hockey player *

Lars Dahlqvist Lars Dahlqvist (October 26, 1935, Njurunda – November 10, 1969) was a Swedish nordic combined skier who competed in the 1960s. He finished eighth in the Nordic combined event at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley. Dahlqvist was born ...

– Skier * Fredrik Wikingsson – Journalist * Sebastian Lauritzen – Hockey player * Mathias Månsson – Hockey player

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External links

Njurunda
- Tourist site {{authority control Populated places in Sundsvall Municipality Medelpad

Notable persons

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