Bollnäs Municipality
Encyclopedia
Bollnäs Municipality 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.
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
.
The reserves are:
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.
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
.
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.
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.
) 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
.
, Denmark
, since 1948. The town is now part of Morsø Municipality
Flekkefjord
, Norway
, since 1948. Kankaanpää
, Finland
, since 1950. Misburg-Anderten, Germany, since 1960. Shepton Mallet
, England, since 1991. Ogre
, Latvia
, since 1992.
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
in Gävleborg County
Gävleborg County
Gävleborg County is a county or län on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders to the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle.- Administration :...
, east central Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Its seat is located in Bollnäs
Bollnäs
Bollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
.
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:
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Geography
Through the municipality, from north to southeast, runs the river Ljusnan. Among the localities situated at the river are BollnäsBollnäs
Bollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
and Arbrå
Arbrå
Arbrå is the second largest locality in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,262 inhabitants in 2005.- Notable people :*Gösta "Snoddas" Nordgren, singer and bandy player, was born in Arbrå on December 30, 1926....
. South of Bollnäs is the confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
of Ljusnan and its biggest tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
Voxnan
Voxnan
Voxnan is a river in Hälsingland, Sweden....
.
Nearby the town of Bollnäs are several water areas with fish such as trout, bass and pike. The streams Ljusnan and Voxnan
Voxnan
Voxnan is a river in Hälsingland, Sweden....
also offer fishing, as does the tributary lake Vågen in Bollnäs
Bollnäs
Bollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
.
Protected nature
A total of 1461 acres (5.9 km²) 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.The reserves are:
- Djupsjön-Römmaberget - reserve since 1999. 86 haHectareThe hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
large and located approximately 12 km southwest of KilaforsKilaforsKilafors is a locality situated in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,124 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The small town is located off of the 83 road from Gävle that runs through to Bollnäs and then further north. The town has a bank, two supermarkets, and a pay-by-card fuel station...
. - GalvånGalvánGalván is a town in the Baoruco province of the Dominican Republic.- Sources :* – World-Gazetteer.com...
- 22 haHectareThe hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
large and located 6 km north of BollnäsBollnäsBollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
. - Grossjöberget - reserve since 1998. 423 haHectareThe hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
large and located approximately 20 km northeast of BollnäsBollnäsBollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
. - Hästhagsberget - reserve since 2000. 28 haHectareThe hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
large and located approximately 13 km south-southeast of KilaforsKilaforsKilafors is a locality situated in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,124 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The small town is located off of the 83 road from Gävle that runs through to Bollnäs and then further north. The town has a bank, two supermarkets, and a pay-by-card fuel station...
. - Kölberget - reserve since 1980. 44 haHectareThe hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
large and located approximately 7 km southeast of KilaforsKilaforsKilafors is a locality situated in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,124 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The small town is located off of the 83 road from Gävle that runs through to Bollnäs and then further north. The town has a bank, two supermarkets, and a pay-by-card fuel station...
. - Stora Bolleberget - reserve since July 11, 2006. 99 haHectareThe hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
large and located approximately 4 km northwest of BollnäsBollnäsBollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
.
Eight areas are included in Natura 2000
Natura 2000
Natura 2000 is an ecological network of protected areas in the territory of the European Union.-Origins:In May 1992, the governments of the European Communities adopted legislation designed to protect the most seriously threatened habitats and species across Europe. This legislation is called the...
. Four of these are also nature reserves - Djupsjön/Römmaberget, Galvån, Grossjöberget and Hästhagsberget - and the other four are Andersvallsslåtten, Haga, Myrsjömyrorna and Tomtas.
Culture
Västerby hembygdsby in RengsjöRengsjö
Rengsjö is a locality situated in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 272 inhabitants in 2005....
shows example of hälsingegårdar, old farms built in a way typical for the province of Hälsingland
Hälsingland
' is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. It borders to Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and to the Gulf of Bothnia...
. Other examples of hälsingegårdar are Gästgivars in Vallsta
Vallsta
Vallsta is a locality situated in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 280 inhabitants in 2005....
, Erik-Larsgården in Arbrå
Arbrå
Arbrå is the second largest locality in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,262 inhabitants in 2005.- Notable people :*Gösta "Snoddas" Nordgren, singer and bandy player, was born in Arbrå on December 30, 1926....
and Kämpens in Bollnäs
Bollnäs
Bollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
.
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
Linen
Linen is a textile made from the fibers of the flax plant, Linum usitatissimum. Linen is labor-intensive to manufacture, but when it is made into garments, it is valued for its exceptional coolness and freshness in hot weather....
in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
. Växbo kvarn is a water mill from the 19th century (reopened in 1985) where flour
Flour
Flour is a powder which is made by grinding cereal grains, other seeds or roots . It is the main ingredient of bread, which is a staple food for many cultures, making the availability of adequate supplies of flour a major economic and political issue at various times throughout history...
is ground using old techniques. Trolldalen displays old tools from the 19th century, tools used for processing linen.
Since 1997, the workgroup Kulturarv Hälsingegårdar has been active with the goal to get 15 villages/farms in Hälsingland
Hälsingland
' is a historical province or landskap in central Sweden. It borders to Gästrikland, Dalarna, Härjedalen, Medelpad and to the Gulf of Bothnia...
declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
. 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.
Transport
The Northern main line railway (Norra StambananNorra stambanan
The Northern Main Line is 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, a total of double track....
) follows to great extent Ljusnan through the municipality. Bollnäs
Bollnäs
Bollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
town holds the largest train station, the only station where inter-city trains
Inter-city rail
Inter-city rail services are express passenger train services that cover longer distances than commuter or regional trains.There is no precise definition of inter-city rail. Its meaning may vary from country to country...
stop. The local train X-tåget, which operates the route Gävle
Gävle
Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...
-Ljusdal
Ljusdal
Ljusdal is a locality and the seat of Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,100 inhabitants in 2005.Ljusdal is located beside the river Ljusnan which goes from Bruksvallarna to Ljusne....
, makes additional stops at Kilafors
Kilafors
Kilafors is a locality situated in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,124 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The small town is located off of the 83 road from Gävle that runs through to Bollnäs and then further north. The town has a bank, two supermarkets, and a pay-by-card fuel station...
, Arbrå
Arbrå
Arbrå is the second largest locality in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,262 inhabitants in 2005.- Notable people :*Gösta "Snoddas" Nordgren, singer and bandy player, was born in Arbrå on December 30, 1926....
and Vallsta
Vallsta
Vallsta is a locality situated in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 280 inhabitants in 2005....
.
Twin towns
Bollnäs Municipality has six twin towns: Nykøbing MorsNykøbing Mors
Nykøbing Mors is the largest town on the Danish Limfjord island of Mors. The town received its charter in 1299 and has a population of 9,154...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, since 1948. The town is now part of Morsø Municipality
Morsø municipality
Morsø municipality is a municipality in Region Nordjylland in northern Denmark. The municipality is located on the island of Morsø or Mors, an island in the Limfjord, the sound that separates the island of Vendsyssel-Thy from the rest of Jutland Peninsula. The municipality includes the smaller...
Flekkefjord
Flekkefjord
is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway.The town of Flekkefjord was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . The rural municipalities of Bakke, Gyland, Hidra, and Nes were merged with Flekkefjord on 1 January 1965.Flekkefjord is the westernmost town of the...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, since 1948. Kankaanpää
Kankaanpää
-People born in Kankaanpää:*Toni Vilander , racing driver*Elwood , demoscene musician*Cristal Snow, musician-External links:* – Official website...
, Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, since 1950. Misburg-Anderten, Germany, since 1960. Shepton Mallet
Shepton Mallet
Shepton Mallet is a small rural town and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset in South West England. Situated approximately south of Bristol and east of Wells, the town is estimated to have a population of 9,700. It contains the administrative headquarters of Mendip District Council...
, England, since 1991. Ogre
Ogre, Latvia
Ogre is the principal town of Ogre District in Central Latvia, 36 km east of the capital Riga, situated at the confluence of the Daugava and Ogre rivers...
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
, since 1992.
Notable people
- OrienteeringOrienteeringOrienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
competitor Emma EngstrandEmma EngstrandEmma Claesson is a Swedish orienteering competitor from Borlänge. She received a silver medal on the relay at the 2007 World Orienteering Championships in Kiev, and a bronze medal in 2005...
(b. December 14, 1977) was born in, and grew up in, BollnäsBollnäsBollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
.
- Anders Eriksson (b. January 9, 1975), ice hockeyIce hockeyIce hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
player, was born in, and grew up in, BollnäsBollnäsBollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
.
- Ida Gawell-Blumentahl (1868–1953), "Delsbostintan", entertainer, was born in ArbråArbråArbrå is the second largest locality in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,262 inhabitants in 2005.- Notable people :*Gösta "Snoddas" Nordgren, singer and bandy player, was born in Arbrå on December 30, 1926....
.
- Åke "Stan" HasselgårdStan HasselgårdÅke "Stan" Hasselgård was Swedish jazz clarinetist. Hasselgård was heavily influenced by Benny Goodman, and played swing jazz in his early years before exploring bebop shortly before his death.Hasselgård grew up in Bollnäs, Sweden, and began playing clarinet at age 16...
(October 4, 1922 - November 23, 1948), jazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
clarinetist, grew up in BollnäsBollnäsBollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
, where his grave can be found.
- Hanna HedlundHanna HedlundHanna Hedlund is a Swedish singer. Her sister, Lina Hedlund, is also a singer. She lives with Martin Stenmarck who sang the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. They have two children together, Ida and Love.Hanna competed in Melodifestivalen 2000 with the song "Anropar försvunnen"...
, singer and TV show host, was born in Hanebo near KilaforsKilaforsKilafors is a locality situated in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,124 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The small town is located off of the 83 road from Gävle that runs through to Bollnäs and then further north. The town has a bank, two supermarkets, and a pay-by-card fuel station...
on January 21, 1975.
- Lina HedlundLina HedlundLina Maria Hedlund is a Swedish singer and current member of the popgroup Alcazar. Lina has participated in Melodifestivalen a number of times, in Melodifestivalen 2002 along with her sister, singer Hanna Hedlund, in Melodifestivalen 2003 as a solo singer, and in Melodifestivalen 2009 and 2010 as...
, singer, was born in Hanebo near KilaforsKilaforsKilafors is a locality situated in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,124 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The small town is located off of the 83 road from Gävle that runs through to Bollnäs and then further north. The town has a bank, two supermarkets, and a pay-by-card fuel station...
on March 28, 1978.
- C H Hermansson, politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, was born in BollnäsBollnäsBollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
on December 14, 1917.
- Anna-Karin KammerlingAnna-Karin KammerlingAnna-Karin Kammerling is a world-record breaking Swedish swimmer, who was born in Malmö, Sweden. Currently she resides in Sundsvall and trains with the Sundsvalls Swim Club under coach Hans Bergquist....
, swimmer, grew up in BollnäsBollnäsBollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
.
- Timo K. MukkaTimo K. MukkaTimo Kustaa Mukka was a Finnish author who wrote about the lives of people in Lapland.-Life and work:Timo Mukka was born in Bollnäs in Sweden...
(1944–1973), FinnishFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
writer, was born in BollnäsBollnäsBollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
, whereto his family had been evacuated from the Finnish province of Lapland region during the Lapland WarLapland WarThe Lapland War were the hostilities between Finland and Nazi Germany between September 1944 and April 1945, fought in Finland's northernmost Lapland Province. While the Finns saw this as a separate conflict much like the Continuation War, German forces considered their actions to be part of the...
.
- Gösta "Snoddas" NordgrenGösta "Snoddas" NordgrenGösta Nordgren, known as Snoddas was a Swedish entertainer . Born in Arbrå, Gävleborg County, Snoddas was by profession a Timber rafter, which he also sings about in his most famous song Flottarkärlek which became the best selling song up till that time in Sweden with over 300.000 records sold...
, singer and bandyBandyBandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...
player, was born in ArbråArbråArbrå is the second largest locality in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,262 inhabitants in 2005.- Notable people :*Gösta "Snoddas" Nordgren, singer and bandy player, was born in Arbrå on December 30, 1926....
on December 30, 1926.
- Thomas von ScheeleThomas von ScheeleThomas von Scheele is a left-handed Swedish table tennis player. He won a gold medal in the double event of the World Table Tennis Championships in 1991 with Peter Karlsson. He also won several medals in the European Table Tennis Championships. He later became a coach of Sweden's women table...
, table tennisTable tennisTable tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
player, was born in BollnäsBollnäsBollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
on March 13, 1969.
- Victoria SilvstedtVictoria SilvstedtKaren Victoria Silvstedt is a Swedish celebrity model, actress, singer, and television personality.-Background:Born in Skelleftehamn, Silvstedt was raised in a family of five in Bollnäs, having one older sister and one younger brother...
, super model, grew up in BollnäsBollnäsBollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
.
- Peter StormarePeter Stormareis a Swedish film, stage, voice and television actor as well as a theatrical director, playwright and musician.- Early life :...
, actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, grew up in ArbråArbråArbrå is the second largest locality in Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,262 inhabitants in 2005.- Notable people :*Gösta "Snoddas" Nordgren, singer and bandy player, was born in Arbrå on December 30, 1926....
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- Per-Inge TällbergPer-Inge TällbergPer-Inge Tällberg is a Swedish former ski jumper who competed from 1986 to 1993. He finished seventh in the team large hill event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary and 50th in the individual large hill event at Albertville in 1992.Tällberg's best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski...
, ski jumper, was born in BollnäsBollnäsBollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
on June 14, 1967.
- Staffan TällbergStaffan TällbergStaffan Tällberg is a Swedish former ski jumper who competed from 1987 to 1996. His best Winter Olympics was at Calgary in 1988 where he finished seventh in the team large hill and eighth both in the individual normal hill and individual large hill events.At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships,...
, ski jumper, was born in BollnäsBollnäsBollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...
on April 17, 1970.
External links
- Bollnäs kommun - Official Website