Holmsund is a
localityUrban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
situated in
Umeå MunicipalityUmeå Municipality is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Umeå, which is also the county seat of Västerbotten County.-Administration:...
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Västerbotten CountyVästerbotten County is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.- Provinces :...
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SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
with 5,482 inhabitants in 2005. It is located 18 km south of the city of
UmeåUmeå is a university city in Västerbotten, Sweden.Umeå is the biggest city in Norrland, the capital of Västerbotten County and the seat of Umeå Municipality. The city proper has 75,645 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 112,728 ....
and serves as a port for Umeå. Holmsund lies at the mouth of the
Ume RiverThe Ume River is one of the main rivers in northern Sweden. It is around 460 km long, and flows in a south-eastern direction from its source, the lake Överuman by the Norwegian border within the Scandinavian mountain range...
. To the west, across the river estuary, is a town called
ObbolaObbola is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,175 inhabitants in 2005. It is located close to the town of Holmsund. Obbola lies to the west of the mouth of Ume River at the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea....
. Both Holmsund and Obbola have wood and paper industries. From the southern end of Holmsund a ferry service runs to the Finnish port of
VaasaVaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...
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Holmsund is a
localityUrban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
situated in
Umeå MunicipalityUmeå Municipality is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Umeå, which is also the county seat of Västerbotten County.-Administration:...
,
Västerbotten CountyVästerbotten County is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.- Provinces :...
,
SwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe...
with 5,482 inhabitants in 2005. It is located 18 km south of the city of
UmeåUmeå is a university city in Västerbotten, Sweden.Umeå is the biggest city in Norrland, the capital of Västerbotten County and the seat of Umeå Municipality. The city proper has 75,645 inhabitants out of a municipal total of 112,728 ....
and serves as a port for Umeå. Holmsund lies at the mouth of the
Ume RiverThe Ume River is one of the main rivers in northern Sweden. It is around 460 km long, and flows in a south-eastern direction from its source, the lake Överuman by the Norwegian border within the Scandinavian mountain range...
. To the west, across the river estuary, is a town called
ObbolaObbola is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,175 inhabitants in 2005. It is located close to the town of Holmsund. Obbola lies to the west of the mouth of Ume River at the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea....
. Both Holmsund and Obbola have wood and paper industries. From the southern end of Holmsund a ferry service runs to the Finnish port of
VaasaVaasa is a city on the west coast of Finland. It received its charter in 1606, during the reign of Charles IX of Sweden and is named after the Royal House of Vasa...
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If you come by Holmsund make sure you eat from one of the restaurants and take a piece of cake from Nisses Conditori.
The famous singer
Lisa MiskovskyLisa Miskovsky is a Swedish musician.-Biography:Lisa Miskovsky quickly placed herself on the Swedish rock music charts with her debut album Lisa Miskovsky and single "Driving One Of Your Cars", with Swedish releases in 2001...
is from Holmsund.(Born in
ObbolaObbola is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 2,175 inhabitants in 2005. It is located close to the town of Holmsund. Obbola lies to the west of the mouth of Ume River at the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea....
, raised in Holmsund).
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