Boden
Rödberget Fort, part of Boden Fortress
Boden
Coordinates: 65°50′N 21°43′E / 65.833°N 21.717°E / 65.833; 21.717Coordinates: 65°50′N 21°43′E / 65.833°N 21.717°E / 65.833; 21.717
Country	Sweden
Province	Norrbotten
County	Norrbotten County
Municipality	Boden Municipality
Charter	1919
Area [1]
- Total	19.97 km2 (7.7 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
- Total	18,680
- Density	936/km2 (2,424.2/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Boden (Lule Sami: Suttes, Meänkieli: Puuti, Northern Sami: Suttes) is a locality and the seat of Boden Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 18,680 inhabitants in 2005.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Industry 3 Well-known Boden Citizens, Former or Current 4 References

[edit] History

The town of Boden started as a railway junction where the Northern Line (Norra Stambanan) met with the Ore Line (Malmbanan) from the rich orefields in northern Sweden.

The town experienced increased growth when the Boden Fortress was constructed in the beginning of the 20th century. The purpose of the fortress was to defend Sweden from an eventual attack from the east, where Russia was considered the most dangerous threat.

Boden got the title of city in 1919. This title became obsolete in 1971 and Boden is now the seat of Boden Municipality.

[edit] Industry

Today Boden is still a military stronghold, and houses the largest garrison of the Swedish Army.

The army and the municipality are the two largest employers in Boden. As the military is continuously disarming, with the five regiments united into one garrison, the population has decreased by 2,000 people over the past ten years.

[edit] Well-known Boden Citizens, Former or Current

• Moa-Lisa Björk, translator
• Brolle Jr, song artist
• Thomas Deutgen, journalist
• Lars-Anders Edström, inventor
• Tommy Eliasson, skicrosser, national team member, world cup third 2009
• Peter Englund, author, historian, member, and Permanent Secretary of Svenska Akademien
• Stefan Gunnarsson, song artist, piano player
• Stina Honkamaa, VP, Google Sweden
• Kerstin Johansson, author
• Eyvind Johnson, author, Nobel Prize winner
• Bert-Olav Karlsson, ice hockey player
• Yeni Karlsson, singer
• Lennart Klockare, politician
• Bengt Kostenius, author
• Daniel Larsson, ice hockey player, national team member
• Leif Lindmark, professor of Business Economy
• Barry Lundqvist, football player
• Alf Nilsson, actor
• Petra Nordlund, news anchor TV4
• Curt Nordmark, football player, national B-team member
• Susanna Rosén, author and journalist
• Holger Rosenquist, choreographer
• Helena Ruthström, handboll player, national team member
• Margareta Stone, actress
• Stig Strömholm, professor, rector magnificus
• Stig Sundqvist, football player, World Cup bronze medalist 1950
• Bertil Sundstedt, painter and sculptor
• Gunnar Svensson, jazz piano player
• Robert Vallmark, illustrator
• Stig Synnergren, former Swedish Supreme Commander
• Mats Ulander, ice hockey player, national team member
• Sven Utterström, skier, Olympic gold 18 km 1932, WC gold 50 km 1930, WC gold relay 1933, Winner of the Wasa Race 1925 and 1928
• Stig Vig, lead singer of Dag Vag
• Niclas Wallin, ice hockey player, Stanley Cup champion with Carolina Hurricanes, national team member
• Hans Wallmark, politician
• Edvard Vestberg, psychiatrist
• David Åström, artist, music producer och music critician
• Fredrik Öberg, ice hockey player, national team member

[edit] References

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