Ljusdal Explained

Official Name:Ljusdal
Pushpin Map:Sweden Gävleborg#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Ljusdal Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gävleborg County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Hälsingland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.29
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:6,230
Population Density Km2:1178
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:61.8333°N 21°W

Ljusdal (in Swedish ˈjʉ̌ːsdal/)[2] is a locality and the seat of Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,230 inhabitants in 2010.

Ljusdal is situated on Riksväg 83 which runs between Tönnebro in Söderhamn Municipality in Gävleborg County and Ånge in Västernorrland County. It is located beside the river Ljusnan which goes from Bruksvallarna to the Gulf of Bothnia.Ljusdal is noted for having hosted the annual Bandy World Cup in the sport of bandy from 1974 to 2008.

Three Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland situated in Ljusdal Municipality were inscribed in 2012 on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.[3]

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Ljusdal:

See also

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 .
  2. Book: Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter. Jöran Sahlgren. Gösta Bergman. sv. 1979. 16.
  3. Web site: Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland. UNESCO World Heritage Sites. December 1, 2019.