Hammarstrand | |
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Coordinates: 63°06′N 16°21′E / 63.100°N 16.350°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Jämtland |
County | Jämtland County |
Municipality | Ragunda Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 2.22 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 1,052 |
• Density | 473/km2 (1,230/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Hammarstrand is a locality and the seat of Ragunda Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,052 inhabitants in 2010.[1] The town is host to a bobsleigh and luge track. It was built on the dry bed of the former lake Ragundasjön, which drained suddenly and catastrophically in 1796.