Kramfors Municipality

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**Kramfors Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Location in Västernorrland County, in northern Sweden Image:Kramfors kommun.png Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms Image:Sin escudo.png
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Kramfors
	62°56′N 17°47′E
	County	Västernorrland County
	Province	Ångermanland
	Area Rank	1,705 km² 53rd of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	20,383 x of 290
	Density	12/km²

Image:Höga Kusten, Gulf Rödviken near Ullånger, Sweden.jpg Kramfors Municipality is a Municipality in Västernorrland County, northern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Kramfors with 20,500 inhabitants.

[edit] The town

Geographically the town is situated on the western shore of the Ångerman River. This river was the reason that Kramfors was founded, because in the 19th centiry it was a main transportation line for lumber poles, and along it sawmills and pulp mills sprung up. Christopher Kramm chose to locate the river's first steam driver saw at this location, and then named it after himself.

In the 1960s and 70's, the industry were in recession. Today, Kramfors's population is in a steady decline.

In Kramfors is one of the tennis high school of Sweden, named the Folke Bernadotte Academy after tennis enthusiast Count Folke Bernadotte.

[edit] The municipality

The municipality features the Sandö Bridge, crossing the Ångerman River. It is a concrete bridge in one span, and with a length of 264 meters it was the longest of that kind from its inauguration 1943 to 1964.

Nearby is a monument over the people killed in the Ådalen shootings, 1931, where the Swedish military shot against socialistic demonstrants, killing five.

The UNESCO World Heritage Area Höga kusten ("High coast" in english) is located on the east coast of Kramfors municipality.