Tunadal

Tunadal

timber works in 1908
Tunadal
Tunadal
Coordinates: 62°25′N 17°23′E / 62.417°N 17.383°E / 62.417; 17.383Coordinates: 62°25′N 17°23′E / 62.417°N 17.383°E / 62.417; 17.383
Country Sweden
Province Medelpad
County Västernorrland County
Municipality Sundsvall Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 1.77 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 360
  Density 203/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Climate Dfc

Tunadal is a locality situated in Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 360 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

History

Steam powered saw mills were introduced in Sweden in 1849 at Tunadal. Twenty more steam powered saw mills were started in the decade. These sawmills were usually placed near ports and the former water powered saw mills were closed.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. The Company Town Architecture and Society in the Early Industrial Age. New York: Oxford University Press. 1992. p. 85. ISBN 0195361415.


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