Ånge Municipality
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| County | Västernorrland County |
| Province | Medelpad |
| Seat | Ånge |
Ånge Municipality in Sweden |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
29th of 290 3,068 km² |
| Population • Total |
x of 290 10,821 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
3.5 inhabitants/km² |
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Ånge Municipality (Ånge kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Ånge.
The railway junction Ånge was in 1947 made a market town (köping) and detached from Borgsjö. In 1971 they were reunited and together with Haverö and Torp the present municipality was formed.
The municipal slogan is Sweden's geographical center. It was in 1947 measured by the Royal Institute of Technology to be situated by the lake Munkbysjön (Lake Munkby), in the municipality's eastern parts.
13 kilometers east of the town Ånge lies the town Borgsjö. It has a widely acclaimed rococo church from the 18th century.
[edit] Localities
- Alby
- Fränsta
- Ljungaverk
- Torpshammar
- Ånge (seat)
- Örtavall
[edit] Sister cities
Ånge's sister cities:
- Malvik, Norway;
- Oravais, Finland;
- Ogre, Latvia;
- Beng, Laos.
The Nordic sister cities were established in the 1940s, the others not before 1990.
[edit] External links
- Ånge - Official site
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