Ljusdal () is a
locality and the seat of
Ljusdal Municipality,
Gävleborg County
Gävleborg County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala County, Uppsala, Västmanland County, Västmanland, Dalarna County, Dalarna, Jämtland County, Jämtland and V� ...
,
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...
with 6,230 inhabitants in 2010.
Ljusdal is situated on Riksväg 83 which runs between Tönnebro in
Söderhamn Municipality
Söderhamn Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. The seat is located in Söderhamn.
The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former ''City of Söderhamn'' was amalga ...
in
Gävleborg County
Gävleborg County () is a Counties of Sweden, county or ''län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala County, Uppsala, Västmanland County, Västmanland, Dalarna County, Dalarna, Jämtland County, Jämtland and V� ...
and
Ã…nge in
Västernorrland County
Västernorrland County () is a county ('' län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia.
The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western Norrland", as it was in the ...
. It is located beside the river
Ljusnan which goes from
Bruksvallarna to the
Gulf of Bothnia
The Gulf of Bothnia (; ; ) is divided into the Bothnian Bay and the Bothnian Sea, and it is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea, between Finland's west coast ( East Bothnia) and the northern part of Sweden's east coast ( West Bothnia an ...
.
Ljusdal is noted for having hosted the annual
Bandy World Cup in the sport of
bandy
Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two team sport, teams wearing Ice skates#Bandy skates, ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.
The playin ...
from 1974 to 2008.
Three
Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland
The Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland () is a World Heritage Site inscribed on 1 July 2012 as Sweden's List of World Heritage Sites in Sweden, fifteenth entry on the list. Seven farmhouses erected in the 19th century were eventually selected to ...
situated in Ljusdal Municipality were inscribed in 2012 on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Ljusdal:
*
Ljusdals IF
*
Ljusdals bandyklubb
* Ljusdals ridklubb
* Ljusdals judoklubb
* Ljusdals karateklubb
Gallery
Ljusdals järnvägshotell.jpg, Ljusdal Railway Hotel
Ljusdals kyrka-view.jpg, Ljusdal Church
Ljusdals station December 2017 01.jpg, Ljusdal Railway Station
TH- Härnösand .jpg, Bandy at Ljusdals IP
See also
*
Ljusdal Municipality
References
Populated places in Ljusdal Municipality
Hälsingland
Municipal seats of Gävleborg County
Swedish municipal seats
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