Ramsele
Encyclopedia
Ramsele is a locality
situated in Sollefteå Municipality
, Västernorrland County
, Sweden
with 964 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated by the river Faxälven
about 70 km north-west of Sollefteå. The name probably originates from Old Norse
Hrafnasil, literally meaning 'Calm water of ravens'. The oldest evidence of settlement is a church from late 13th century.
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
situated in Sollefteå Municipality
Sollefteå Municipality
Sollefteå Municipality is a Swedish municipality in Västernorrland County. Its seat is located in Sollefteå.The former City of Sollefteå was amalgamated with the surrounding entities in 1974 to form the present municipality...
, Västernorrland County
Västernorrland County
Västernorrland County is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia.- Province :...
, 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....
with 964 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated by the river Faxälven
Faxälven
Faxälven is a river in Sweden....
about 70 km north-west of Sollefteå. The name probably originates from Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
Hrafnasil, literally meaning 'Calm water of ravens'. The oldest evidence of settlement is a church from late 13th century.