Sundsvall

Sundsvall (), or Sundsvall och Timrå is a city and the seat of Sundsvall Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden. As of 2023, the city has a population of 70,918; nearly 100,000 live in the municipal area. It is Sweden's 17th largest city by population. The city is widely known for its stone buildings in the city centre, known as "Stenstaden".

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Sundsvall is a city in northern Sweden with a population of about 71,000 people, making it the country's 17th largest city. It is famous for its distinctive stone buildings in the city center, a notable architectural feature that has earned the area the nickname "Stenstaden" (Stone City).

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Settlement.name: Sundsvall
Settlement.official_name: Sundsvall och Timrå
Settlement.image_skyline: Sundsvall100731.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Panorama view of downtown Sundsvall, 2010
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västernorrland#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Sundsvall Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västernorrland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Medelpad
Settlement.area_total_km2: 53.28
Settlement.population_as_of: 2023
Settlement.population_total: 70,918
Settlement.population_urban: 99,825
Settlement.population_density_km2: 1,331

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Official name: Sundsval och-Timrå
Population: 59074
Area: 3791
Elevation: 241
Official website: sundsvall.se
Image: Sundsvall collage.jpg
Dialing code: 060

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Commons category: Sundsvall
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inception: 1621-00-00
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==History== left|270px|thumb|Sundsvall c. 1700, in Suecia antiqua et hodierna The town was chartered in 1621, and a first urban plan for Sundsvall was probably created by Olof Bure in 1642, less likely in 1623. It has a port by the Gulf of Bothnia, and is located 395 km north of Stockholm. The city has burned down and been rebuilt four times. The first time, in 1721, it was set on fire by the Russian army during the Russian Pillage of 1719-1721.