Timrå Municipality (Timrå kommun) is a municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. The town of Timrå is the municipal seat.

Timrå Municipality Timrå kommun
Municipality
Tourist information fish at Björkängen, Ljustorp
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 62°30′N 17°20′E
Country	Sweden
County	Västernorrland County
Seat	Timrå
Area [1]
• Total	1,234.17 km2 (476.52 sq mi)
• Land	783.3 km2 (302.4 sq mi)
• Water	450.87 km2 (174.08 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2021)[2]
• Total	17,923
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Medelpad
Municipal code	2262

The rural municipality Timrå was made a market town (köping) in 1947. The present municipality was created in 1971 when Timrå was amalgamated with Hässjö.

Geography

Timrå is located in a terrain of forest and hills. Traditionally the industry has been dominated by forestry. The timber was transported through the rivers and streams to their destination, most often to sawmills. In tribute to this, the city arms depicts trees and water.

Localities

• Bergeforsen
• Stavreviken
• Söråker
• Sörberge
• Timrå (seat)

Notable citizens

• Lennart Svedberg (1944-1972), ice hockey player
• Magdalena Forsberg (1967), cross country skier, biathlete
• Henrik Flyman, guitarist, composer, producer
• Henrik Forsberg (1967), cross country skier

References

External links

• Media related to Timrå Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
• Timrå - Official site

На других языках

[de] Timrå (Gemeinde)