Place:Ljusdal, Gävleborg, Sweden

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NameLjusdal
Alt namesLjusdals kommun
Ljusdalsource: Wikipedia
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates61.833°N 16.1°E
Located inGävleborg, Sweden
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Hamra
Kårböle
Ramsjö
Parish
Färila
Hamra
Järvsö
Kårböle
Los
Ramsjö
Urban area
Färila
Järvsö
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Ljusdal Municipality (Ljusdals kommun) is one of Sweden's 290 municipalities within Gävleborg County. Its seat is Ljusdal.

The municipality was formed in 1971 by the amalgamation of the market town (köping) of Ljusdal (instituted in 1914) with the rural municipalities Järvsö, Färila, Los and Ramsjö.

Ljusdal is known for its successful bandy team and for the annual Bandy World Cup that used to be held in the town.

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History

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The area had a large immigration from Finland in the 17th and 18th century in the western part of the municipality known as Orsa Finnmark (in Dalarna). Still there are many names which trace this Finnish influence. In Ljusdal a museum dedicated to the regions history is now located in a former dairy, and in Järvsö there is the Stenegård cultural centre.

The population was boosted when the mainline railway was constructed here in the late 19th century.

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