Liden Explained

Official Name:Liden
Pushpin Map:Sweden Västernorrland#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Sundsvall Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Västernorrland County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Medelpad
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.65
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:254
Population Density Km2:392
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:62.7167°N 64°W

Liden is a locality situated in Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 254 inhabitants in 2010.

It is located near the river Indalsälven, 50 km (road 86) north west of the city of Sundsvall.

The name Liden (Swedish; meaning "a long slope", down to the river) was first recorded as De Lidh in a letter from 1344,Liden's Old Church was built in the 1480s by the Dominican friar Josefhus.

The Swedish noble family Lidströmer originates from Liden.

The New Church, which was consecrated in 1858, is situated a few hundred meters above the Old Church.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .