Liden
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Liden | |
|---|---|
 Liden Old Church, constructed in 1480 | |
  Liden  Liden | |
| Coordinates: 62°43′N 16°48′E / 62.717°N 16.800°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Medelpad |
| County | Västernorrland County |
| Municipality | Sundsvall Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.65 km2 (0.25 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 254 |
| • Density | 392/km2 (1,020/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Liden is a locality situated in Sundsvall Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 254 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
It is located near the river Indalsälven, 50 km (road 86) north west of the city of Sundsvall.
The name Liden (Swedish; meaning "a long slope", down to the river) was first recorded as De Lidh in a letter from 1344, Liden's Old Church was built in the 1480s by the Dominican friar Josefhus.
The Swedish noble family Lidströmer originates from Liden. Pentathlete and Olympian Gustaf Lindh, only winner of the winter pentathlon at the 1948 Winter Olympics, was born in Liden.
The New Church, which was consecrated in 1858, is situated a few hundred meters above the Old Church.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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