Bjärtrå | |
Settlement Type: | Parish |
Coordinates: | 62.9833°N 69°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Västernorrland County |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 158 |
Population Total: | 1,687 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Province |
Blank Info Sec1: | Ångermanland |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Municipal code |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | 2282 |
Blank2 Name Sec2: | Climate |
Blank2 Info Sec2: | Dfc |
Bjärtrå is a parish of the province of Ångermanland in Sweden. Since 1974 it has been administered as part of the Kramfors Municipality. The parish has an area of 158 square kilometres, and in the year 2000 there were 1,687 inhabitants. The locality of Lugnvik and parts of Sandslån, Klockestrand, and Strinne, lie within Bjärtrå.[1]
The parish was established in the Middle Ages. In 1862 the rural district of Bjärtrå was created. In 1974 this was merged into the municipality of Kramfors.[1]
The Bjärtrå round barn (pictured) is a wooden building believed to have been constructed about 1848. In 1958 it was bought by a history society, which continues to maintain it.