Härnösand

urban area in Härnösand Municipality, Sweden
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Summary

Härnösand is an urban area in Sweden[1]. Härnösand ranks in the top 4% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Härnösand is located in Härnösand Municipality[3].
  • Härnösand is in the country of Sweden[4].
  • Härnösand is on the body of water Gideån[5].
  • Härnösand's instance of is recorded as urban area in Sweden[6].
  • Härnösand's instance of is recorded as town[7].
  • Härnösand's twinned administrative body is recorded as Fredericia[8].
  • Härnösand's Commons category is recorded as Härnösand[9].
  • Härnösand's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[10].
  • Härnösand's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00[11].
  • Härnösand's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 62.63228, 'lon': 17.93794}[12].
  • Härnösand's official website is recorded as https://www.harnosand.se[13].
  • Härnösand's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Härnösand[14].
  • Härnösand's Commons gallery is recorded as Härnösand[15].
  • Härnösand has a population of {'amount': '+17556'}[16].
  • Härnösand has a population of {'amount': '+18426'}[17].
  • Härnösand has a population of {'amount': '+18600'}[18].
  • Härnösand has a population of {'amount': '+18559'}[19].
  • Härnösand has a population of {'amount': '+18557'}[20].
  • Härnösand has a population of {'amount': '+18563'}[21].
  • Härnösand has a population of {'amount': '+18624'}[22].
  • Härnösand has a population of {'amount': '+18502'}[23].
  • Härnösand has a population of {'amount': '+18508'}[24].
  • Härnösand has a population of {'amount': '+18236'}[25].
  • Härnösand's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[26].
  • Härnösand's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27].

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Geography

Härnösand is in the country of Sweden[4]. Härnösand is located in Härnösand Municipality[3]. Härnösand is on the body of water Gideån[5].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+1089'}[28], {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+1121'}[29], {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+1142'}[30], {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+1146'}[31], and {'unit': 'hectare', 'amount': '+1255'}[32]. Härnösand sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+25'}[33]. Population counts include {'amount': '+17556'}[16], {'amount': '+18426'}[17], {'amount': '+18600'}[18], {'amount': '+18559'}[19], {'amount': '+18557'}[20], and {'amount': '+18563'}[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include urban area in Sweden[6] and town[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Härnösand include HSwMS Härnösand[34], a corvette[35] and Älgarna-Härnösand IF[36], an association football club[37], in Sweden[38], founded in 1919[39].

Why It Matters

Härnösand ranks in the top 4% of urban_area_in_sweden entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (293 views/month).[2] Härnösand has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40] Härnösand is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[41]

Entities named for Härnösand include HSwMS Härnösand[34], a corvette[35] and Älgarna-Härnösand IF[36], an association football club[37], in Sweden[38], founded in 1919[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Q88541482. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Q131585031. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . Statistical database, Land area by localities, population and population density per sq. km. Every fifth year 1960 - 2015. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . Tätorter 2015; befolkning 2010–2018, landareal, andel som överlappas av fritidshusområden. wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . Statistiska tätorter 2018 – befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet. wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . Statistical localities 2020. wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . Q131585031. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [40] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [41] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
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  2. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Härnösand
    Located in or next to body of water → Gideån
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Härnösand Municipality
    Country → Sweden
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