Harnosand Attractions

 
Post code: S-87...

Telephone code: 0611

The province of Ångermanland (area 21,071sq.km/8,136sq.mi) extends along the Gulf of Bothnia in northern Sweden. The picturesque stretch of coast known as Höga Kusten (the High Coast) offers a variety of scenery: rocks and cliffs, sheltered bays, nature reserves, and fishing villages. The principal river is the Ångermanälv, still used for floating down large numbers of logs from the forests but now, unfortunately, one of the Swedish rivers with the greatest number of hydroelectric stations along its course. From Ångermanland comes one of the special delicacies of the Norrland, the pickled herring known as the surströming.

Härnösand (pop. 27,000), at the mouth of the Ångermanälv, is the chief town and administrative center of the county of Västernorrland. It received its municipal charter in 1585.

As a noted harbor town, Härnösand, is very scenic and considered a "jewel" on the east coast of Sweden. It is easily accessible by air, train or bus.

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