Torpshammar () is a

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situated in

Ånge Municipality Ånge Municipality (''Ånge kommun'') is a municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Ånge. The railway junction Ånge was in 1947 made a market town (''köping'') and detached from ''Borgsjö''. In 1971 the ...

Västernorrland County Västernorrland County ( sv, Västernorrlands län) 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 ...

, Sweden with 444 inhabitants in 2010. It was founded in 1797 as an

iron Iron () is a chemical element with symbol Fe (from la, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table. It is, by mass, the most common element on Earth, right in ...

milling community. It is known for being home to the first location of

Boda Borg Boda Borg is a chain of entertainment facilities located throughout Sweden, as well as in Ireland, Switzerland and the United States. Each location consists of multiple "quests," which each contain a series of rooms. The patrons of the faci ...

Climate

Torpshammar has traditionally had a subarctic climate, although due to recent warming it is transitioning to a

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with four distinct seasons, cold winters and warm but short summers.

References

Populated places in Ånge Municipality Medelpad {{Västernorrland-geo-stub