Hammerdal

Hammerdal
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Coordinates: 63°35′N 15°21′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Jämtland
County	Jämtland County
Municipality	Strömsund Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	2.29 km^2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	974
• Density	425/km^2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+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.

References

1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km^2 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.