Vallvik Explained

Official Name:Vallvik
Pushpin Map:Sweden Gävleborg#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Söderhamn Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Gävleborg County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Hälsingland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.23
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:258
Population Density Km2:211
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:61.1833°N 28°W

Vallvik is a locality situated in Söderhamn Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 258 inhabitants in 2010.

History

Vallvik mill was built in 1907 and is a sulphate pulp mill belonging to Rottneros AB.

Community

In the community there are old construction villages that were designed by Torben Grut. Vallvik, located at the so-called Virgin coast (Swedish: Jungfrukusten)(named after the Virgin Queen), has a campsite and swimming beach with beach volleyball.

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 . 2012-01-27 . live . 10 January 2012 .