Ramsele ()
is a
locality
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situated in
Sollefteå Municipality
Sollefteå Municipality ( sv, Sollefteå kommun) is a Swedish municipality in Västernorrland County. Its seat is located in Sollefteå.
The former ''City of Sollefteå'' (instituted in 1917) was amalgamated with the surrounding entities in 1974 ...
,
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 Norrl ...
,
Sweden
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with 968 inhabitants in 2010. Since the 1960s, the population has decreased from 1563 to 968.
It is situated by the river
Faxälven
Faxälven is a river in 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> ...
about 70 km north-west of
Sollefteå
Sollefteå () is a locality and the seat of Sollefteå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 8,562 inhabitants in 2010.
The earliest written account on Sollefteå is found in a script dating back to 1270. During this time the name o ...
. The oldest known name of the town is "Rannasild", according to a local book about the area. Later it was known as ''Hrafnasil'', a name which probably originated from
Old Norse
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, and literally meant 'Calm water of ravens'. The oldest evidence of settlement is a church from the late 13th century.
References
Populated places in Sollefteå Municipality
Ångermanland
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