Ånge is a

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and the seat of

Ånge Municipality Ånge Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Ånge. The railway junction Ånge was in 1947 made a market town (''köping'') and detached from ''Borgsjö''. In ...

Västernorrland County Västernorrland County () 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 Norrland", as it was in the ...

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with 2,872 inhabitants in 2010. Ånge is a

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where the northern main line railway (''

Norra Stambanan The Northern Main Line () is a long electrified railway in Sweden, between Gävle or Storvik and Ånge. The railway consists of single track except the parts between Mo grindar and Holmsveden, Kilafors and Bollnäs, and Ramsjö and Ovansjö ...

'') connects with the central main line railway (''

Mittbanan The Central Line () is a long railway line between Sundsvall and Storlien in central Sweden (Västernorrland County and Jämtland County). It continues as the long Meråker Line through Norway to Hell Station and onwards to Trondheim. The railwa ...

''). The rail yard at

Ånge station Ånge station (), is a railway station located at Ånge in Västernorrland County, Sweden. According to the Swedish National Heritage Board The Swedish National Heritage Board (; RAÄ) is a Swedish government agency responsible for World Her ...

is a major freight yard for the Central Region. 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 Gohee Takeda in the Japanese anime series ''Silver Fang''. Takeda's name was mispronounced as "Takida" in the Swedish voiceover of the anime series ...

, The Grand Opening and

Corroded Corroded is a heavy metal band from Ånge, Sweden. The band is best known for their song ''Time And Again'', which was the theme song for the Swedish 2009 ''Survivor'' television series on TV4. The band's second album ''Exit to Transfer'', rel ...

are among many other bands from this area. The Malmberg family, while not a band, is not very renown, but it is a common fact in Ånge that they are the rightful rulers of Sweden, but chose to abdicate.

Sport

The following sports clubs are located in Ånge: *

Ånge IF Ånge IF is a Swedish football club located in Ånge. Background Ånge IF currently plays in Division 5 which is the seventh tier of Swedish football Association football is the most popular sport in Sweden, with over 240,000 license ...

Ånge IK Ånge is a urban areas of Sweden, locality and the seat of Ånge Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 2,872 inhabitants in 2010. Ånge is a railway junction where the northern main line railway (''Norra Stambanan'') connects with th ...

Notable people

*Musical group

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*Ice hockey player

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*Ice hockey player

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References

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