Njurunda

Njurunda (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈnjʉ̂ːˌrɵnːda])[1] is a small village in Sundsvall Municipality, located in Västernorrland County, Sweden. The village is situated at the mouth of the Ljungan river and located about 17 kilometers south of Sundsvall. It is primarily a sleeper town for Sundsvall, with a residential population of about 5,000 households and about 450 small to medium-sized businesses. The elementary school is Kyrkmons skola, which has about 339 students, most of whom head on to Kvissleby and Nivrenaskolan for their 7th - 9th grades before they finally move on to the secondary schools in Sundsvall.

Njurunda
Village
Njurunda
Location of Njurunda in Västernorrland County
Coordinates: 62°16′08″N 17°22′26″E
CountrySweden
Area
 • Land2,162.3 km2 (834.9 sq mi)
Population
 • Total13,905
Time zoneUTC+1
Area code(s)7600

The town was the seat of the former Nivren rural municipality, which later was swallowed by Sundsvall municipality in the consolidation process during the 1960s. Historically, there have been people living in Njurunda since the 5th century. The population, however, did not grow significantly until the 14th century, but late that century the Black Death halted this growth. Industrialization began around 1830 when several saw mills were established close to the Ljungan, which was used to float logs out to the coast.

The Njurunda area is also home to the ruins of a 12th-century church.

Notable persons

See also
  • Njurunda Court District

References
  1. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 18.
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