Sörforsa Explained

Official Name:Sörforsa
Pushpin Map:Sweden Gävleborg#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Hudiksvall Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gävleborg County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hälsingland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.06
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:1,574
Population Density Km2:765
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:61.7333°N 75°W

Sörforsa is a locality situated in Hudiksvall Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,574 inhabitants in 2010.

Culture

Historically, there has been a little settlement of Catholics in the surroundings, due to Walloon immigration a couple of centuries ago. Its main treasure is the Chapel dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, that was inaugurated in 1909.

History

Sörforsa is located in the historical landskap of Hälsingland, which together with Gästrikland form Gävleborgs Län (county). It also lies in the historical socken (parish) of Forsa which merged in recent years with Hög parish to form Forsa-Hög församling (assembly). In 1898 the Holma-Helsinglands Linspinneri och Väfveri AB opened in Sörforsa. This was a flax spinning factory to take advantage of the abundant flax (lin) production in the region. The spun thread then went to weavers in other parts of the country. [2]

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 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: Holma-Helsinglands linspinneri3 2010 . https://archive.today/20130418131354/http://svenskuppslagsbok.se/25404/holma-helsinglands-linspinneri/. n.d. . . Swedish . 18 April 2013 . dead . 1 April 2012.