Place:Sollefteå, Västernorrland, Sweden

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NameSollefteå
Alt namesSollefteå kommun
Sollefteåsource: Family History Library Catalog
Sollefteåsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates63.15°N 17.25°E
Located inVästernorrland, Sweden
Contained Places
Former parish
Multrå
Sånga
Inhabited place
Junsele
Långsele
Ramsele
Parish
Boteå
Ed
Edsele
Graninge
Helgum
Junsele
Långsele
Ramsele
Resele
Ådals-Liden
Överlännäs
Urban area
Näsåker
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Sollefteå Municipality is a Swedish municipality in Västernorrland County. Its seat is located in Sollefteå.

The former City of Sollefteå (instituted in 1917) was amalgamated with the surrounding entities in 1974 to form the present municipality. It consists of fifteen original (1863) units.

Historically, the name is found as early as the 13th century in the form of the Latin De Solatum, which would translate to "The Sunny Place" (or so). A market place was situated here in 1602 on Royal permission. The city's coat of arms depicts a Black Grouse.

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