Official Name: | Torpshammar |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Västernorrland#Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Ånge Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Västernorrland County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Medelpad |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.63 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Population Total: | 444 |
Population Density Km2: | 272 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 62.4833°N 36°W |
Torpshammar (in Swedish pronounced as /tɔrpsˈhâmːar/)[2] is a locality situated in Ånge Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 444 inhabitants in 2010. It was founded in 1797 as an iron milling community. It is known for being home to the first location of Boda Borg.[3]
Torpshammar has traditionally had a subarctic climate, although due to recent warming it is transitioning to a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons, cold winters and warm but short summers.