Timrå (original) (raw)
Place in Medelpad, Sweden
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 Timrå montage, Top:Panorama view of downtown Timrå, from Alnön area, 2nd left:A native house and museum in Merlo Slotto, 2nd right:A headquarters in Östrands pulp (Östrands massafabrik), 3rd left:Sydkraft Arena (E.ON Arena), 3rd right:Köpmansgatan Square, Bottom:Aerial view over Sörberge with Indalsälven left and Fairhaven in the upper right corner |
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| Coordinates: 62°29′13″N 17°19′33″E / 62.48694°N 17.32583°E / 62.48694; 17.32583 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Medelpad |
| County | Västernorrland County |
| Municipality | Timrå Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • City | 12.03 km2 (4.64 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 787.98 km2 (304.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • City | 10,443 |
| • Density | 868/km2 (2,250/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 17,844 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 860 xx |
| Area code | (+46) 60 |
| Website | www.timra.se |
Timrå (pronunciationⓘ) is a locality and the seat of Timrå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 10,443 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
It is located about 13 km north of Sundsvall (a town with a metropolitan area of some 100,000 inhabitants), and could arguably be considered a satellite to that town.
The two closest cities (Sundsvall and Härnösand) share one airport, Midlanda, that is geographically located in Timrå.
Indalsälven, one of Sweden's largest rivers with a length of 430 km, meets the Gulf of Botnia in Timrå.
In Sweden, Timrå is mainly known for its ice hockey club Timrå IK, which, as of season 2023/24 plays in the Swedish top division SHL.
In 1995, Swedish artist Bengt Lindström constructed the Y, a 30 meter high sculpture located in Timrå.
Local legend says that Sörberge, on the north side of the town, is haunted by a tall man wearing a very large coat called 'Lilla Bubbas'.
Timrå has historically had a subarctic climate, but it has in recent decades more resembled a cool-summer humid continental climate.
| Climate data for Sundsvall Airport (2002–2021); extremes since 1943; sunshine[2] 1961–1990 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.0(51.8) | 13.8(56.8) | 15.2(59.4) | 21.9(71.4) | 27.4(81.3) | 35.0(95.0) | 33.0(91.4) | 31.3(88.3) | 27.2(81.0) | 21.5(70.7) | 14.0(57.2) | 10.5(50.9) | 35.0(95.0) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 5.3(41.5) | 6.8(44.2) | 11.5(52.7) | 16.8(62.2) | 22.2(72.0) | 25.7(78.3) | 27.8(82.0) | 26.0(78.8) | 21.1(70.0) | 14.5(58.1) | 8.8(47.8) | 6.7(44.1) | 28.8(83.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.5(27.5) | −1.2(29.8) | 3.3(37.9) | 8.6(47.5) | 14.0(57.2) | 18.8(65.8) | 21.7(71.1) | 20.0(68.0) | 15.3(59.5) | 8.3(46.9) | 2.6(36.7) | −0.6(30.9) | 9.0(48.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.5(20.3) | −5.6(21.9) | −1.4(29.5) | 3.5(38.3) | 8.6(47.5) | 13.5(56.3) | 16.7(62.1) | 15.6(60.1) | 10.8(51.4) | 4.6(40.3) | −0.4(31.3) | −4.1(24.6) | 4.6(40.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.4(13.3) | −10.0(14.0) | −6.1(21.0) | −1.7(28.9) | 3.2(37.8) | 8.2(46.8) | 11.7(53.1) | 10.6(51.1) | 6.2(43.2) | 0.8(33.4) | −3.4(25.9) | −7.6(18.3) | 0.1(32.2) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −22.5(−8.5) | −21.5(−6.7) | −17.4(0.7) | −7.4(18.7) | −3.0(26.6) | 2.3(36.1) | 6.1(43.0) | 4.5(40.1) | −0.1(31.8) | −6.4(20.5) | −11.5(11.3) | −16.8(1.8) | −24.9(−12.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −35.5(−31.9) | −34.8(−30.6) | −34.2(−29.6) | −20.0(−4.0) | −8.2(17.2) | −2.0(28.4) | 1.9(35.4) | −0.6(30.9) | −7.7(18.1) | −15.2(4.6) | −22.1(−7.8) | −36.6(−33.9) | −36.6(−33.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.1(2.21) | 31.7(1.25) | 30.5(1.20) | 27.6(1.09) | 43.3(1.70) | 46.9(1.85) | 58.8(2.31) | 72.5(2.85) | 59.6(2.35) | 63.6(2.50) | 51.0(2.01) | 59.1(2.33) | 600.7(23.65) |
| Average extreme snow depth cm (inches) | 38(15) | 45(18) | 43(17) | 23(9.1) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 9(3.5) | 22(8.7) | 52(20) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 43 | 81 | 135 | 185 | 259 | 287 | 267 | 215 | 142 | 98 | 57 | 34 | 1,803 |
| Source 1: SMHI Open Data for Sundsvall-Timrå flygplats, temperature[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: SMHI Open Data for Stordala-Midlanda D, precipitation[4] |
- Lennart "Lillstrimma" Svedberg (1944–1972), ice hockey player
- Magdalena Forsberg (1967), cross country skier, biathlon
- Henrik Flyman, guitarist, composer, producer
- Henrik Forsberg (1967), cross country skier
- Mats Näslund (1959), ice hockey player
- Anna Olsson (1964), canoeist
- Anton Lander (1991), ice hockey player
Timrå
The municipal office
Town centre
Östrand pulp mill
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Timrå.
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ "NOAA WMO Normals 1691–1990". National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration.
- ^ "SMHI Open Data for Sundsvall-Timrå flygplats, temperature" (in Swedish). Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ^ "SMHI Open Data for Stordala-Midlanda D, precipitation" (in Swedish). SMHI. Retrieved 10 May 2022.