Hammerdal

Hammerdal
Hammerdal is located in Jämtland
Hammerdal
Hammerdal
Hammerdal is located in Sweden
Hammerdal
Hammerdal
Coordinates: 63°35′N 15°21′E / 63.583°N 15.350°E / 63.583; 15.350
CountrySweden
ProvinceJämtland
CountyJämtland County
MunicipalityStrömsund Municipality
Area
 • Total2.29 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total974
 • Density425/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Hammerdal (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhâmːɛˌɖɑːl])[2] is a locality in Strömsund Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden. It had 974 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is historically associated with Hammond, Louisiana, USA, by way of a Swedish immigrant who founded the Louisiana city.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 10.