'', is a historical
province or ''landskap'' in the north of
Sweden. It borders to
Medelpad,
Jämtland,
Lapland,
Västerbotten and the
Gulf of Bothnia. The name "Ångermanland" comes from the
Old Norse "anger", which means "deep fjord" and refers to the deep mouth of the river ''
Ångermanälven''. "Ångermanland" is "Angermannia" in
Latin.
Population
The population of Ångermanland is 140,188 as of 2004. It distributes over three counties as follows:
Counties
''For current affairs see: Counties of
Västernorrland,
Västerbotten or
Jämtland''
The province of Ångermanland is divided between Västernorrland County, which comprises the heartland with minor parts in Västerbotten County and the Jämtland County.
History
In
1721 Härnösand was burned to the ground by the
Russian navy.
Ångermanland was historically divided into
chartered cities and districts.
Cities
★
Härnösand (
1585)
★
Kramfors (
1947)
★
Sollefteå (
1917)
★
Örnsköldsvik (
1893)
Districts
Geography
Ångermanland is the sixth largest of Sweden's provinces with an area of roughly 19,500 km², about the size of
Wales. A round 1,000 km² consists of water.
The western part of Ångermanland is characterized by the flow of the
Ångerman River. Although the soil of Ångermanland is generally too barren for cultivation, areas around the rivers and the Ångerman River in particular are is covered with fields.
The coastal line is
archipelago-like with a belt of bays, in which the Ångerman River also has its mouth. It is in general regarded as a pictureque nature, particularly in the thickly foliaged
Ådalen region around the Ångerman River. The landscape is of a varied sort with valleys, rocks and bogs.
The largest town today is
Örnsköldsvik, by the coast. It has ca 25,000 inhabitants in the town proper. It is followed by
Härnösand with 18,000.
Facts
★ Highest mountain:
Bunkfjället 740
meters
★ Largest lake:
Tåsjön
★ National parks:
Skuleskogen
The coast line on the
Gulf of Bothnia, called the ''
Höga Kusten'', has been declared a
UNESCO World Heritage Site. The land still rises at the rate of about one
centimetre per year, as an effect of the last
ice age that ended in the
7th millennium BC.
Heraldry
The arms is represented showing a dukal coronet. Blazon: "Azure three Salmons nainaint Argent finned Gules, the middle one counternainaint."
References
★
article Ångermanland from
Nordisk familjebok. In Swedish.
External links
★
Mid Sweden - Official tourist site for Ångermanland & Medelpad
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