Hammarstrand
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Hammarforsens powerplant in Indalsälven near Hammarstrand
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  Hammarstrand Show map of Jämtland  Hammarstrand Show map of Sweden | |
| Coordinates: 63°06′N 16°21′E / 63.100°N 16.350°E / 63.100; 16.350 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Jämtland |
| County | Jämtland County |
| Municipality | Ragunda Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.22 km2 (0.86 sq mi) |
| Population
(31 December 2010)[1]
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| • Total | 1,052 |
| • Density | 473/km2 (1,230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Hammarstrand is a locality and the seat of Ragunda MunicipalityinJämtland County, Sweden with 1,052 inhabitants in 2010.[1] The town is host to a bobsleigh and luge track. It was built on the dry bed of the former lake Ragundasjön, which drained suddenly and catastrophically in 1796.
Constructed in 1964, the track was 1045 meters long[2] with 11 curves and a start height of 900 meters.[3] Its last World Cup luge competition was held in 1990.[2] Until the completion of the bobsleigh and luge track used for the 1994 Winter OlympicsatLillehammer in 1992,[4] it was the only track of its kind in Scandinavia. The track was the last natural track to host the FIL European Luge Championships and was the last natural track to host the FIL World Luge Championships until the 2000 event in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Its last use was in 2001.[5]
| Turn Number | Name | Reason named (in Swedish) |
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| 1. | Lillen | "The little one" |
| 2. | Sista skriket | "Last scream" |
| 3. | Centrumkurvan | "Center curve" |
| 4. | Ole | "Eeny" in Swedish. Luge women's singles men's doubles joins the track after this curve. |
| 5. | Dole | "Meeny" in Swedish |
| 6. | Doff | "Miney" & "Moe" in Swedish |
| 7. | Lady | "Lady" |
| 8. | Sunekurvan | Named after Sune Nilsson, a former chairman of the local luge club. |
| 9. | Ding | |
| 10. | Dong | |
| 11. | Målkurvan | "Finish curve" |
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