Ånge
Place in Medelpad, Sweden
62°31′N 15°37′E / 62.517°N 15.617°E / 62.517; 15.617[1]
(31 December 2010)[1]
Ånge is a locality and the seat of Ånge Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 2,872 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Ånge is a railway junction where the northern main line railway (Norra Stambanan) connects with the central main line railway (Mittbanan). The rail yard at Ånge station is a major freight yard for the Central Region.[2]
Ånge is also known in Sweden as "The Swedish version of Seattle" due to an impressive number of bands.[3] Takida, The Grand Opening and Corroded are among many other bands from this area.
Sport
The following sports clubs are located in Ånge:
- Ånge IF
- Ånge IK
Notable people
- Musical group Takida
- Musical group The Citadel
- Musical group The Grand Opening
- Musical group Corroded
- Musical group Kill Kill Pussycat!
- Musical group Blowball
- Football manager Lars Lagerbäck
- Ice hockey player Samuel Påhlsson
- Ice hockey player Elias Pettersson
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ånge.
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "Kontaktledningsbyte på Ånge bangård". Trafikverket (in Swedish). June 20, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ http://dagbladet.se/kulturnoje/kronika/1.458250-ange-sveriges-svar-pa-seattle?articleRenderMode=image&image=bigTop Dagbladet article
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