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SwedenGenWeb | Regional site |
| Härjedalen | Landskap (province) |
| Southern
half of Jämtlands län (Z). Härnösand stift (diocese). Area: 12 849 sqkm. Highlands, > 4/5 of the area is above 500 m above sea level. Highest point: Helagsfjället (1796 m above sea level). Pop: 13 114 (1977). Regional center: Sveg (the only place with > 1000 inhab.). Winter sports center: Funäsdalen One kommun only. |
| Map of parishes Z län |
| Hede | Lillhärdal | Linsell | Ljusnedal | |
| Sveg | Tännäs | Vemdalen | Älvros | Överhogdal |
| Topic | Name | Description | Link | L |
| General | SCB# 2361 | |||
| Facts | ||||
| Kommun, division | The entire province is one kommun since 1974, named Härjedalens kommun. It includes the socknar (parishes) above and another two located in province Hälsingland (Ytterhogdal and Ängersjö) | |||
| Kommun | Kommun home page | |||
| Churches | Swedish state church buildings | Descriptions (RAÄ) | S | |
| Specific Guides | ||||
| Local sites | ||||
| Hogdal | see Överhogdal | |||
| Hede | SCB# 236105. Before 1941 see also Tännäs lappförsamling. . | |||
| Local Heritage Soc | ||||
| Lillhärdal | SCB# 236111. Created 1407 from part of Sveg fg. | |||
| Linsell | SCB# 236102. Created 1798 from part of Sveg fg. In 1910-1940 spelled Linsäll. | |||
| Local site: Home . Culture (pictures). | ||||
| Glöte site | ||||
| Ljusnedal | SCB# 236106. Created in 1680's. Until 1757 named Mässlinge or Messlinge. | |||
| Messlingen village | ||||
| Sveg | SCB# 236101. Archives largly destroyed by fire in 1870-03-08. | |||
| Local Heritage Soc | ||||
| Tännäs | SCB# 236107. Created abt 1550 from part of Hede fg. | |||
| Local site | ||||
| Church: description and photos. | ||||
| Vemdalen | SCB# 236104. Created abt 1550 from part of Hede fg. | |||
| Älvros | SCB# 236103. Some time 1566 - 1588 created from part of Sveg fg. Archives partly destroyed by fire 1870-03-08. Extracts from birth records 1860-1869 exist at landsarkivet. Old spelling: Elfros. | |||
| Överhogdal | SCB# 236108 . Also named "Hogdal in Härjedalen". Created 1466 as kapellförsamling from part of Sveg fg, abt 1814 classified as annexförsamling. | |||
| Local Heritage Soc. Photos . Church | ||||
| Hede lappförsamling | From 1925-04-24 named Tännäs lappförsamling. Ceased 1941-12-31. Has also been called Ljusnedals lappförsamling | |||
| Specific Sources | ||||
| Census | 1890 RECOMMENDED | Select "English" then "Jämtland" | >Go> | B |
| Emigration | Many emigrants travelled west and left through the port of Trondheim, Norway. Digitalarkivet has a database | |||
SCB# = SCB Id number. RAÄ = Riksantikvarieämbetet. "fg" = församling
(parish)
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