Örnsköldsvik Municipality
Örnsköldsvik is a municipality (in Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province Västernorrland County and the historic Ångermanland. The main town of the municipality is Örnsköldsvik.
Other towns are Åmynnet, Arnäsvall, BILLSTA, Bjästa, Björna, Bredbyn, Gideå, Gottne, Husum, Köpmanholmen, Långviksmon, Mellansel, Moliden, Sidensjö, Trehörnigssjö, Västerhus etc. Through the village the road leads Europe 4
Geography
Örnsköldsvik extends about 60 kilometers along the coast and reaches up to 100 kilometers into the hinterland. The coast, which falls steeply with their rugged, forested mountains in countless bays to the sea is called the High Coast ( High Coast ). The only steep coast of Sweden High Coast in 2001 by the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO has declared a World Heritage Site. Part of the High Coast, the Skuleskogen, since 1984 the National Park.
Through the community of Moälven flows.
History
The community has its roots in the same city Örnsköldsvik. The city's name derives from Governor Per Abraham Örnsköld ( 1762-1769 ). The city was founded in 1842 as a trading post ( Köpings ) and got in 1894 was granted town rights.
Economy
The community is a traditional industrial community. Locations are the chief town of Örnsköldsvik, Domsjö, Husum, Mellansel and Själevad. Dominant industrial companies are M -real ( wood processing and paper industry) and Hägglund group ( defense industry ) with several industrial plants, to which has a supply industry developed. Hagglunds Drives in Mellansel (now part of the Bosch Rexroth Group) exports its hydraulic motors in the world.
Many of the wholesale company located in Örnsköldsvik produce for export and the municipality of Örnsköldsvik has a share of 3.5 % of the total Swedish exports.
Attractions
Around Örnsköldsvik are some villages with old, attractive churches. Among Grundsunda with a church from the 13th century, Bredbyn, Årnäs, Gideå, Köpmanholmen and Själevad. Typical of the Norrland churches are freestanding bell towers of wood.
South of Örnsköldsvik is the National Park Skuleskogen. To the west is the Skuleberget, on a cable car and from which one has a good view of the High Coast area.
From Köpmanholmen 14 km south of Örnsköldsvik, there are ferry connections to the islands Trysunda and Ulvön. There are ancient fishing villages of fishermen Gävle. From this time the fishermen chapels on the islands, the Ulvö gamla kapell is an architectural monument come.