Holmsund

Place in Västerbotten, Sweden

63°42′30″N 20°22′10″E / 63.70833°N 20.36944°E / 63.70833; 20.36944CountrySwedenProvinceVästerbottenCountyVästerbotten CountyMunicipalityUmeå MunicipalityArea

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• Total5.48 km² (2.12 sq mi)Population

(31 December 2010)^[1]

• Total5,489 • Density1,001/km² (2,590/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Holmsund is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 5,489 inhabitants in 2010.^[1] It is located 18 km south of the city of Umeå and serves as a port for Umeå.

Position

Holmsund lies at the mouth of the Ume River. To the west, across the river estuary, is a town called Obbola, the towns are connected by the E12 road which is carried over the river estuary by the Obbola Bridge. Both Holmsund and Obbola have wood and paper industries. From the southern end of Holmsund a ferry service runs to the Finnish port of Vaasa.

History

Swedish water-powered sawmills were under threat when steam power was introduced to Sweden in 1849. The largest Swedish water-powered saw mill was at Baggböle. It was one of the last to close in 1884 when Holmsund built a steam-powered mill. Swedish sawn timber became a major export.^[2]

Notable residents

Sports people

Thommy Abrahamsson ice hockey player, born in Holmsund
Christer Abris ice hockey player, born in Holmsund
Hjalmar Bergström skier, born in Holmsund
Kent Forsberg ice hockey trainer, born in Holmsund.
Gus Forslund ice hockey player, born in Holmsund.
Elon Sundström ice hockey player, born in Holmsund
Kay Wiestål football player, born in Holmsund

Others

Fredrik Burgman, journalist
Kjell-Olof Feldt, politician (s), born in Holmsund.
Lisa Miskovsky, musician, born in Holmsund
Frida Selander musician, raised in Holmsund
Kristofer Steen, guitarist, born in Holmsund
Thure Jadestig politician (s), born in Holmsund
Kurt Ove Johansson politician (s), raised in Holmsund
Eva-Lena Lundgren Fröken Sverige, born in Holmsund

Holmsund in pictures

View towards the sea (Patholmsviken).
This is an old Swedish anchor which you will find about 10 minutes' walk from Holmsund's centre.
Holmsund Church, located on Västerbacken (Old Holmsund).

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Holmsund:

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holmsund.

^ ^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.
^ The Company Town Architecture and Society in the Early Industrial Age. New York: Oxford University Press. 1992. p. 85. ISBN 0195361415.