Hudiksvall

Hudiksvall is a city in the Swedish province of Gävleborg and the historical province of Hälsingland. It is located about 50 kilometers north of Söderhamn off European Route 4 and has about 15,000 inhabitants ( 2010). Hudiksvall Hudiksvall is the capital of the municipality.

History

Hudiksvall is to Gavle the second oldest city in Norrland and got city rights in 1582 by Johann III. awarded. Due to its port and the stack right, the city grew rapidly and in 1630 was the second largest city in Norrland. But the loss of the favorable trade privileges in 1836 led to a slow stagnation. 1721 Hudiksvall was burned down by Russian troops. After that, the city recovered only slowly. Only in the second half of the 19th century, it came back to a more rapid recovery, developed as Hudiksvall become the main export port Norrlands for wood products. After a fire in 1792, the district Fiskarstaden has been created, now one of the best preserved district this time. Another major fire in the 1870s destroyed much of the city, which were built in a checkered floor plan again. From this period there are district with unitary wooden architecture. Also, a number of representative municipal buildings were erected.

Economy

Hudiksvall is traditionally an administrative and educational center. The municipality and the County Council of Gävleborg are the largest employers. In addition, the industrial sector with companies such as Ericsson Network Technologies AB, Hiab Sverige AB, AB Huddig and Voith Turbo Safeset AB plays an important role.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Ruth Björkman, Swedish author
  • Tomas Brolin, former Swedish footballer
  • Olof Broman, Swedish physician, vicar and rector of the trivial school Hudiksvall
  • Noomi Rapace, Actress
  • Daniel Richardsson, Olympic cross-country 4 x 1o km relay
  • Albin Stark, architect
  • Hans Vestberg, President and CEO of the telecommunications group Ericsson

Structures

Also located near Hudiksvall the Storbergsmasten, a guyed mast for FM and TV, which is one of the four tallest structures in Sweden.

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