Hudiksvall

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Hudiksvall


image_caption = Hudiksvall
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Hudiksvall Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Gävleborg County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Hälsingland
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 9.71
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 14,850
population_density_km2 = 1529
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=61 |latm=44 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=17 |longm=07 |longs= |longEW=E
website =

Hudiksvall is a city (pop. 15,000) in Hälsingland, Sweden and the seat of Hudiksvall Municipality, Gävleborg County. It is sometimes known as Glada Hudik (Happy Hudik).

History

The town was founded by King John III of Sweden, who had the inhabitants moved from the town Hudiksvall to the shores of the bay, and granted it its charter in 1582.

It has been damaged by fires some 10 times, the most severe when it was burnt by the Russians 1721 when only the church remained. The current street structure was applied in 1792 after the reconstruction of another fire.

At the time, fishing and merchandise of furs, skins iron, copper and wood products were the main sources of income, and the city flourished. But the city lost its privileges for foreign trading in 1636, and its development was somewhat stalled for the next two centuries.

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