Iggesund

• Official Name — Iggesund • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Sweden • Subdivision Type3 — Municipality • Subdivision Name3 — Hudiksvall Municipality • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Gävleborg County • Subdivision Type1 — Province • Subdivision Name1 — Hälsingland • Area Total Km2 — 4.12 • Population As Of — 31 December 2010 • Population Total — 3,365 • Population Density Km2 — 815 • Time Zone — CET • Utc Offset — +1 • Time Zone Dst — CEST • Utc Offset Dst — +2

Iggesund is located 10 km south of Hudiksvall, 45 km north of Söderhamn and 70 km southeast of Ljusdal, with the Bothnian Sea to the east. The nearest bigger cities are Sundsvall (pop. 49,339) 92 km to the north, and Gävle (pop. 68,700) 126 km to the south. • Illustration — Iggesund local centre, with the statue of 'The Worker'

Iggesund was mentioned for the first time during the 15th century. At the time Iggesund consisted only of a few farms on both sides of the Iggåns. • 1546 – Swedish king Gustav Vasa established an eel fishery at the Iggån. • 1672 – Östanå paper mills were built on the northern shore of the Viksjön lake. They represented the first major industry in Iggesund. • 1685 – Iggesund's industrial era began with the completion of the Iggesunds Bruk iron mill. Iggesund slowly transformed from an agricultural into an industrial town. With the steady expansion of Iggesunds Bruk the town's name slowly turned into a synonym for the mill. • 1721 – Russians troops burned down a large part of the industry and town.

• around 1400: Igesunda • around 1500: Egesund, Eghesund, Eggesund, Iggesund, Iggsund • Illustration — Iggesund iron mill, 1923