Säbrå is a

settlement Settlement may refer to: *Human settlement, a community where people live *Settlement (structural), downward movement of a structure's foundation *Settlement (finance), where securities are delivered against payment of money *Settlement (litigatio ...

Härnösand Municipality Härnösand Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Härnösand (pop. 18,000). The present municipality was formed in 1969 through the Amalgamation (politics), ...

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 ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

. Säbrå Church was built after the

Russian Pillage of 1719–1721 The Russian Pillage (), is the name for the action of the Imperial Russian Fleet toward the Swedish civilian population along the Swedish east coast, as well as expeditions and the raids of single unit in the inland, during the finishing years o ...

. Its present appearance dates largely from changes made in 1758–1759, though the tower was added as late as 1860. Its interior was substantially changed in 1898 and restored in 1950. Adjacent to the church is the former residence of the

Bishop of Härnösand A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of dioceses. The role ...

, built in 1814; after the death of Bishop

Frans Michael Franzén Frans Michael Franzén (9 February 1772 – 14 August 1847) was a Swedish people, Swedish-Finland, Finnish poet and clergyman. He served as the Bishop of the Diocese of Härnösand. Biography Franzén was born in Oulu (), Northern Ostrobothnia ...

in Säbrå in 1847 the building functioned as the summer residence of the bishop. Cartographer

Anders Bure Anders Bure (before his ennoblement Andreas Bureus; 14 August 1571 – 4 February 1646) was a Swedish cartographer, considered the "father of Swedish cartography". He worked in the royal chancery (the precursor to the Government offices) and ...

(1571–1646) was born in Säbrå.

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* Populated places in Härnösand Municipality {{Västernorrland-geo-stub