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400-year history. In the late
19th century the timber
industry boomed and the
town became known for its
high living, giving rise to the
phrase “Happy Hudik”.
Despite attacks by Russian
forces in the 18th century and
numerous fires, a number of
older buildings remain, giving
the town charm and character.
The Sundskanal in the centre,
Kämpen rural heritage centre at a 16th-century farm in Bollnäs a canal linking Lillfjärden and
Hudiksvallsfjärden inlets, is
5 Bollnäs there is an 18th-century lined with red huts and
wooden mansion (Träslottet) merchants’ warehouses from
Hälsingland. * 13,000. £ @
n Kulturhuset, Odengatan 17b, on the Hans-Andersgården the mid-19th century.
0278-258 80. _ Karlslunds Festival estate where journalist Willy East of the inlet is Fiskarstan
(late Jul). ∑ bollnas.se/turism Maria Lundberg (b.1909) (Fishermen’s Town), with its
created a centre for the preser- partly preserved wooden
Located in the heart of vation of old buildings. As well houses from the early 19th
Hälsingland’s rich farming land, as being an attraction in its century. Along Hamngatan
Bollnäs is the gateway to the own right, the manor also has there are several fine old
valleys of the Voxnan and exhibitions and specialist merchants’ yards featuring
Ljusnan rivers. The town itself gardens. In summer, the the elegant wood-panelled
has a semi-modern centre, with tourist office runs guided tours architecture of the time.
some wooden mansions. The of Hälsingland’s farms and They have terraces on the
church, built in the 1460s, manor houses. waterside and shops on the
contains ornate medieval Växbo, east of Bollnäs, parallel street of Storgatan.
sculpture work. The has the only flax- An example is the Bruns Gård
Classical-style Bollnäs spinning works pharmacy, which has an
Museum (1929) is worth a in Sweden, which ornate pharmacy entrance on
visit, as is the Kulturhuset produces and sells Storgatan and a winged house
next door, which items such as tablecloths on the terraces of Hamngatan.
has a room and napkins. Dominating the skyline is
devoted to St Jakobs Kyrka, a church
Onbacken, an Iron E Bollnäs Museum built in the 17th and 18th
Age settlement just a Log-floater by Per Odengatan 17. Tel 0278- centuries, although its onion
stone’s throw away. Nilsson Öst (1972) 253 26. Open during exhi- dome dates from 1888.
Also worth visiting is bitions Tue–Sat. = 7 Hälsinglands Museum, in
Kämpen rural heritage centre, an imposing former bank
a 16th-century farm displaying building, provides a good
a wealth of local culture. 6 Hudiksvall picture of the colourful history
of the area.
Hälsingland. * 17,000. £ @ 
Environs n Trädgårdsgatan 4, 0650-191 00.
Hälsingland was a major flax- _ Delsbo Festival (1st Sun Jul). Environs
growing area in the 1700s, ∑ hudiksvall.se Hudiksvall municipality covers
and local landowners displayed a large area of northern
their wealth in lavishly Fishing, seafaring and trade Hälsingland, including Delsbo
decorated wooden mansions have been the mainstay of and the beautiful Dellensjö
(see p24). These farmhouses Hudiksvall throughout its lakes to the west. South of
are now a designated UNESCO
World Heritage Site. Some of
Hälsing land’s finest estates
and farms can be seen around
Alfta, about 20 km (12 km)
into the Voxnadalen valley.
Alfta rural heritage centre, Löka,
in Gundbo, comprises three
farm buildings, some with
beautiful murals. Hansers farm
has wall hangings from the
15th century. In Arbrå, 16 km
(10 miles) north of Bollnäs, Picturesque warehouses and quay on Sundskanalen in Hudiksvall
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp288–9 and pp300–301

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