Timrå Municipality (''Timrå kommun'') 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 ...

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. The town of Timrå is the municipal seat. The rural municipality ''Timrå'' was made a market town (''

köping ''Köping'' was a Swedish denomination for a market town since the Middle Ages, derived from the Old Norse word ''kaupang''. The designation was officially abolished with the municipal reform of 1971, when Sweden was subdivided into the Municip ...

'') in 1947. The present municipality was created in 1971 when Timrå was amalgamated with ''Hässjö''.

Geography

Timrå is located in a terrain of forest and hills. Traditionally the industry has been dominated by forestry. The timber was transported through the rivers and streams to their destination, most often to

sawmill A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes (dimensi ...

s. In tribute to this, the city arms depicts trees and water.

Localities

* Bergeforsen *

Stavreviken Stavreviken is a locality situated in Timrå Municipality, Västernorrland County, 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 King ...

Söråker Söråker is a locality situated in Timrå Municipality, Västernorrland County, 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 Kingdo ...

Sörberge Sörberge is a village in Timrå Municipality, Sweden. The village has three schools, Böle skola for years 1-6, Sörbergeskolan for years 7-9, and Timrå Gymnasieskola for the secondary school level. The local Ice hockey team, Timrå Red Eagles ...

* Timrå (seat)

Notable citizens

Lennart Svedberg Jan Lennart "Lill-Strimma" Svedberg (29 February 1944 – 29 July 1972) was a Swedish ice hockey defenceman. He played for Timrå IK and Brynäs IF. He also played on the Swedish national team during six IIHF World Championships and t ...

(1944-1972), ice hockey player * Magdalena Forsberg (1967), cross country skier, biathlete * Henrik Flyman, guitarist, composer, producer * Henrik Forsberg (1967), cross country skier

References

External links

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Timrå
- Official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Timra Municipality Municipalities of Västernorrland County