Bollnäs Municipality

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fullname=Bollnäs kommun
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capital=Bollnäs
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county=Gävleborg County
province=Hälsingland
arearank=47th
area=1,821
areapercent=x.x
population_as_of=2007
populationrank=94th| population=26,217| populationpercent=x.x
populationdensity=14.5




website= [http://www.bollnas.se bollnas.se]
location=61_21_N_16_24_E
locationReadable=61°21' N 16°24'E

Bollnäs Municipality ("Bollnäs kommun") is a municipality in Gävleborg County, east central Sweden. Its seat is located in Bollnäs.

The municipality evolved during a series of local government reforms in the 1950s and 1970s. It consists of six original entities and has its present shape since 1977.

Localities

Population as of 2005 [ [http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls Statistics Sweden - Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005] . Retrieved on 2008-08-23.] [ [http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0811/2005A01/Tabell12005.xls Statistics Sweden - Småorternas areal, folkmängd och invånare per kvkm 2000 och 2005] . Retrieved on 2008-08-23.] :

*Acktjära *Annefors *Arbrå, 2,262. *Arbrå-Norra Kyrkbyn, 127. *Björtomta, 68. *Bodåker-Norrbo, 68 *Bollnäs, 12,455. *Edstuga, 65 *Flästa (norra delen), 52. *Flästa (södra delen), 88. *Freluga, 197. *Glössbo, 97. *Hallen, 167. *Hertsjö, 85. *Hällbo, 172. *Höle, 53. *Kilafors, 1,124.

*Lottefors, 391. *Norrbyn, 79. *Orbaden, 101. *Parten-Hov, 61. *Rengsjö, 272. *Röste (del), 57. *Röste-Norrborns industriområde, 70. *Segersta, 329. *Sibo, 351. *Simeå, 77. *Söräng-Norrbo, 58. *Vallsta, 280. *Vik *Västra Höle, 122. *Växbo, 148. *Österböle, 105. *Östra Höle, 73.

Geography

Through the municipality, from north to southeast, runs the river Ljusnan. Among the localities situated at the river are Bollnäs and Arbrå. South of Bollnäs is the confluence of Ljusnan and its biggest tributary Voxnan.

Nearby the town of Bollnäs are several water areas with fish such as trout, bass and pike. The streams Ljusnan and Voxnan also offer fishing, as does the tributary lake Vågen in Bollnäs.

Protected nature

A total of 1461 acres of the land in the municipality (0.8 % of the municipality's area) are considered protected nature, for instance there are six nature reserves within the municipality's borders. [ [http://www.bollnas.se/Webred/webred.nsf/89221bbc1947399cc12566ba002ef5b6/7778485764202f4ec12572480056cf7b?OpenDocument Bollnäs kommun - Skyddad natur] . sv|lang. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.] [ [http://www.bollnas.se/Webred/webred.nsf/afba743d8701b713c12566ba002ed873/8fc0052a5ac68392c125723b0051bfa5?OpenDocument Bollnäs kommun - Naturreservat] . sv|lang. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.]

The reserves are:
*Djupsjön-Römmaberget - reserve since 1999. 86 ha large and located approximately 12 km southwest of Kilafors. [ [http://www.x.lst.se/NR/rdonlyres/FED0C1DD-77C1-46F8-A5AB-4E08ED207504/38615/StoraBollebergetNRBeslut_hemsida.pdf Länsstyrelsen Gävleborg - Bildande av Stora Bolleberget naturreservat] . sv|lang. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.]
*Galvån - 22 ha large and located 6 km north of Bollnäs. [ [http://www.x.lst.se/NR/rdonlyres/7ABAEF0E-658C-4930-A2FB-B7055616303B/0/SE0630206_Galvan.pdf Länsstyrelsen Gävleborg - Bevarandeplan för Galvån] . sv|lang. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.]
*Grossjöberget - reserve since 1998. 423 ha large and located approximately 20 km northeast of Bollnäs. [ [http://www.x.lst.se/NR/rdonlyres/EE80A933-7D61-48B1-B401-C6115FC3D259/0/SE0630060_Grossjoberget.pdf Länsstyrelsen Gävleborg - Bevarandeplan för Grossjöberget] . sv|lang. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.]
*Hästhagsberget - reserve since 2000. 28 ha large and located approximately 13 km south-southeast of Kilafors. [ [http://www.x.lst.se/NR/rdonlyres/E12CD822-8A83-4327-B522-85C9EDE7B95B/0/SE0630237_Hasthagsberget.pdf Länsstyrelsen Gävleborg - Bevarandeplan för Hästhagsberget] . sv|lang. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.]
*Kölberget - reserve since 1980. 44 ha large and located approximately 7 km southeast of Kilafors. [ [http://www.x.lst.se/x/amnen/Naturvard/skyddadnatur/Naturreservat/bollnas/Kolberget/index.htm Länsstyrelsen Gävleborg - Kölberget] . sv|lang. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.]
*Stora Bolleberget - reserve since July 11, 2006. 99 ha large and located approximately 4 km northwest of Bollnäs. [ [http://www.x.lst.se/NR/rdonlyres/7FCD9873-0CB9-4AC7-AEAD-5659B83E2D91/0/SE0630042_DjupsjonRommaberget.pdf Länsstyrelsen Gävleborg - Bevarandeplan för Djupsjön-Römmaberget] . sv|lang. Retrieved on 2008-08-29.]

Eight areas are included in Natura 2000. Four of these are also nature reserves - Djupsjön/Römmaberget, Galvån, Grossjöberget and Hästhagsberget - and the other four are Andersvallsslåtten, Haga, Myrsjömyrorna and Tomtas. [ [http://www.bollnas.se/Webred/webred.nsf/89221bbc1947399cc12566ba002ef5b6/6565F0BC6B6886C9C125724500453893?OpenDocument Bollnäs kommun - Natura 2000-områden] . sv|lang. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.]

Culture

Västerby hembygdsby in Rengsjö shows example of "hälsingegårdar", old farms built in a way typical for the province of Hälsingland. Other examples of "hälsingegårdar" are Gästgivars in Vallsta, Erik-Larsgården in Arbrå and Kämpens in Bollnäs. [ [http://www.halsingland.com/Se+%2D+Bolln%E4s__1053.html/subCat/H%E4lsingeg%E5rd Bollnäs turism - Hälsingegård] . sv|lang. Retrieved on 2008-08-25.]

Outside Växbo, 15 km northeast of Bollnäs, Växbo lin ("Växbo linen"), Växbo kvarn ("Växbo Mill") and Trolldalen is situated. Växbo lin is the only remaining spinnery and weavers of linen in Scandinavia. Växbo kvarn is a water mill from the 19th century (reopened in 1985) where flour is ground using old techniques. Trolldalen displays old tools from the 19th century, tools used for processing linen. [ [http://www.vaxbolin.se/ Växbo lin] . sv|lang. Retrieved on 2008-08-25.]

Since 1997, the workgroup Kulturarv Hälsingegårdar has been active with the goal to get 15 villages/farms in Hälsingland declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. The villages and farms listed demonstrates examples of the traditional architecture of Hälsingland. On the list are among others Västerby hembygdsby, Växbo kvarn and Trolldalen. In 2006, the County Administrative Board of Gävleborg County handed over the documents concerning the issue to the Swedish National Heritage Board. UNESCO has received the inquiry and will make a decision in July, 2009, at the earliest. [ [http://www.halsingegardar.se/pdf/nyhetsbrev_juni_2007.pdf Hälsingegårdar - Nyhetsbrev juni 2007] . sv|lang. Retrieved on 2008-08-25.]

Transport

The Northern main line railway ("Norra Stambanan") follows to great extent Ljusnan through the municipality. Bollnäs town holds the largest train station, the only station where inter-city trains stop. The local train X-tåget, which operates the route Gävle-Ljusdal, makes additional stops at Kilafors, Arbrå and Vallsta. [ [http://www.x-trafik.se/files/4/18/41/79/x-taget_gavle-ljusdal.pdf] X-tåget time table. sv|lang. Retrieved on 2008-08-24.]

Twin towns

Bollnäs Municipality has six twin towns: [ [http://www.bollnas.se/Webred/webred.nsf/9236e288947c767dc12564900048dcc8/4359e028b50ed200c1256f24004e8f69?OpenDocument Bollnäs kommun - Vänorter] . sv|lang. Retrieved on 2008-08-23.]
* Nykøbing Mors, Denmark, since 1948.
* Flekkefjord, Norway, since 1948.
* Kankaanpää , Finland, since 1950.
* Misburg-Anderten, Germany, since 1960.
* Shepton Mallet, England, since 1991.
* Ogre, Latvia, since 1992.

Notable people

* Orienteering competitor Emma Engstrand (b. December 14, 1977) was born in, and grew up in, Bollnäs.

* Anders Eriksson (b. January 9, 1975), ice hockey player, was born in, and grew up in, Bollnäs.

* Ida Gawell-Blumentahl (1868-1953), "Delsbostintan", entertainer, was born in Arbrå.

* Åke "Stan" Hasselgård (October 4, 1922 - November 23, 1948), jazz clarinetist, grew up in Bollnäs, where his grave can be found.

* Hanna Hedlund, singer and TV show host, was born in Hanebo near Kilafors on January 21, 1975.

* Lina Hedlund, singer, was born in Hanebo near Kilafors on March 28, 1978.

* C H Hermansson, politician, was born in Bollnäs on December 14, 1917.

* Anna-Karin Kammerling, swimmer, grew up in Bollnäs.

* Timo K. Mukka (1944-1973), Finnish writer, was born in Bollnäs, whereto his family had been evacuated from the Finnish province of Lapland region during the Lapland War.

* Gösta "Snoddas" Nordgren, singer and bandy player, was born in Arbrå on December 30, 1926.

* Thomas von Scheele, table tennis player, was born in Bollnäs on March 13, 1969.

* Victoria Silvstedt, super model, grew up in Bollnäs.

* Peter Stormare, actor, grew up in Arbrå.

* Per-Inge Tällberg, ski jumper, was born in Bollnäs on June 14, 1967.

* Staffan Tällberg, ski jumper, was born in Bollnäs on April 17, 1970.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.bollnas.se Bollnäs kommun] - Official Website