Härnösand
Storgatan in Härnösand
Härnösand
Coordinates: 62°38′10″N 17°56′28″E / 62.63611, 17.94111
Country	Sweden
Municipality	Härnösand Municipality
County	Västernorrland County
Province	Ångermanland
Area [1]
- Total	10. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Municipalities of Sweden ( kommun) are the Local government entities of Sweden. Härnösand Municipality ( Härnösands kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. The Counties of Sweden, or Län, are the first level administrative and political Subdivisions of Sweden. Västernorrland County ( Västernorrlands län) is a county or Län in the north of Sweden. The provinces of Sweden, Landskap, are historical geographical and cultural regions is a historical province or landskap in the north of Sweden. It borders to Medelpad, Jämtland, Lapland, Västerbotten Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 90 km² (4. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
- Total	18,003
- Density	1,652/km² (4,278. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Härnösand is a city in Ångermanland, northern Sweden. Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time The Swedish term stad, which is the equivalent of both city and town has since 1971 in Sweden no administrative or legal significance and even no official is a historical province or landskap in the north of Sweden. It borders to Medelpad, Jämtland, Lapland, Västerbotten "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. It has 18,000 inhabitants and is the seat of Härnösand Municipality, Västernorrland County and an episcopal see. Härnösand Municipality ( Härnösands kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Västernorrland County ( Västernorrlands län) is a county or Län in the north of Sweden.

History

Härnösand is probably most known to the uninitiated for its history as a big and important harbor town and its beautiful locations.

Härnösand also has a cathedral with a bishop seat, being the center of the Diocese of Härnösand created in 1647. The Diocese of Härnösand is a division in the Church of Sweden.

Härnösand circa 1700, from Suecia antiqua et hodierna. Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, or Ancient and Modern Sweden, is the title of a large work of Engravings collected by Erik Dahlberg in the middle of the

Today

Härnösand Cathedral.

The Governor's residence in Härnösand.

Härnösand is a fairly small town and some of the activities young people engage in are Kåken (Ungdomens Hus), a youth centre provided by the municipality. The city also has an extensive selection of outdoor activities in the summer and wintertime. Wintertime people can go skiing (cross country and downhill), ice skating, etc. Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment Cross-country skiing (also known as XC skiing) is a Winter sport popular in many countries with large snowfields primarily Northern Europe, Summertime activities include climbing, kayaking, trekking, etc. The town also features a summertime beach Smitingen, which occasionally gets some surfable waves.

Industry

Call centers

One of the biggest employers in Härnösand is the cable-TV and Cable internet service provider Com Hem. A cable is one or more Wires or Optical fibers bound together typically in a common protective jacket or sheath An Internet service provider ( ISP, also called Internet access provider or IAP) is a company which primarily offers their customers access to the Internet Com Hem AB of Sweden, supplies triple play services that include Cable tv, Digital television, Broadband, Com Hem in Härnösand takes care of all incoming support calls and therefore hire mostly young adults with an interest in technology. Other notable employers include the Resultat Contact Center, a call center focusing on selling telephone services by phone. The Interview Institute of Scandinavia and Intervjubolaget are also employers seated in Härnösand focusing on call center activities, although their focus lies in doing interviews by phone or "face to face". The Institute and Bolaget are highly valued among the youths of Härnösand since you are allowed to work there after you turn 16 opposed to Resultat and Com Hem Support who only allows workers from the age of 18 and above. The lowest hourly wage for a worker at Intervjubolaget is about 73 SEK, while Resultat pays up to 100 SEK depending on what hours you work.

Notable natives

Panorama of Härnösand, March 2005.

• Anders Jonas Ångström, physicist
• Albert Atterberg, soil mechanics
• Bo Holmberg, politician
• Carl Gustaf Nordin, statesman
• Lubbe Nordström, writer/poet
• Frideborg Winblad, educator and administrator
• Mikael Lindroth, football freestyler
• Tobias Sjödin, football freestyler

See also

• Mid Sweden University

References

External links

• Härnösand official site

Härnösand is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. The Swedish term stad, which is the equivalent of both city and town has since 1971 in Sweden no administrative or legal significance and even no official