Sörforsa is a

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situated in

Hudiksvall Municipality Hudiksvall Municipality () is one of Sweden's 290 municipalities, situated in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden. Its seat is in the city Hudiksvall. The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the ''City of Hudiksvall'' was amalgamate ...

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with 1,574 inhabitants in 2010.

Culture

Historically, there has been a little settlement of Catholics in the surroundings, due to Walloon immigration a couple of centuries ago. Its main treasure is the Chapel dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, that was inaugurated in 1909.

History

Sörforsa is located in the historical landskap of Hälsingland, which together with Gästrikland form Gävleborgs Län (county). It also lies in the historical socken (parish) of Forsa which merged in recent years with Hög parish to form Forsa-Hög församling (assembly). In 1898 the Holma-Helsinglands Linspinneri och Väfveri AB opened in Sörforsa. This was a flax spinning factory to take advantage of the abundant flax (lin) production in the region. The spun thread then went to weavers in other parts of the country.

References

Populated places in Hudiksvall Municipality Hälsingland {{Gävleborg-geo-stub