Timrå
Place in Medelpad, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Timrå (pronunciationⓘ) is a locality and the seat of Timrå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 10,443 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Timrå | |
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Coordinates: 62°29′13″N 17°19′33″E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Medelpad |
County | Västernorrland County |
Municipality | Timrå Municipality |
Area | |
• City | 12.03 km2 (4.64 sq mi) |
• Metro | 787.98 km2 (304.24 sq mi) |
Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• City | 10,443 |
• Density | 868/km2 (2,250/sq mi) |
• Metro | 17,844 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 860 xx |
Area code | (+46) 60 |
Website | www |
It is located about 13 km north of Sundsvall (a town with a metropolitan area of some 100,000 inhabitants), and could arguably be considered a satellite to that town.
The two closest cities (Sundsvall and Härnösand) share one airport, Midlanda, that is geographically located in Timrå.
Indalsälven, one of Sweden's largest rivers with a length of 430 km, meets the Gulf of Botnia in Timrå.
In Sweden, Timrå is mainly known for its ice hockey club Timrå IK, which, as of season 2021/22 plays in the Swedish top division SHL.
In 1995, Swedish artist Bengt Lindström constructed the Y, a 30 meter high sculpture located in Timrå.
Local legend says that Sörberge, on the north side of the town, is haunted by a tall man wearing a very large coat called 'Stor Bubbas'.