Strömsund Municipality (, ) is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

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 ...

in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Strömsund. The nearest larger city is

Östersund Östersund (; sma, Staare) is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön, ...

, the provincial capital of Jämtland, which is located approximately 100 km to the south.

History

Strömsund Municipality was formed in 1974 through the amalgamation of the former municipalities of Fjällsjö, Frostviken, Hammerdal and Ström. The most populous

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in the area, Strömsund, was chosen as administrative centre, and it also gave its name to the new entity.

Geography

With an area of roughly 12,000 km² (4,500 sq mi), it is the sixth largest in Sweden, and one of the most sparsely populated. The town Strömsund has a municipal population of about 3,500 and is located on the slopes of Ströms vattudal, the river that flows through the town. Among locals, the town itself is usually referred to as ''Ström'' or ''Flata'' (a reference to the flack slope on which the central parts of the town is built).

Localities

There are seven localities (or urban areas) in Strömsund Municipality: The municipal seat in bold

Economy

Forest industry The wood industry or timber industry (sometimes lumber industry -- when referring mainly to sawed boards) is the industry concerned with forestry, logging, timber trade, and the production of primary forest products and wood products (e.g. furn ...

has traditionally been an important industry, but today

tourism Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism mor ...

also has an important part. Like the rest of Jämtland, nature is what attracts visitors, with its blend of forests, mountains, lakes and rivers. The two most visited sights are Hembygdsgården in Strömsund (16,000 visitors) and Hällingsåfallet (12,000 visitors).Official site
Another popular site is the cave Korallgrottan.

References

External links

Strömsund Municipality
- Official site
Flata.net
- Unofficial site
Nordic Husky Farm
- Spring, Summer & Autumn hiking on the banks of Vattudalen lake {{DEFAULTSORT:Stromsund Municipality Municipalities of Jämtland County