Ramsele

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Place in Ångermanland, Sweden
63°32′N 16°28′E / 63.533°N 16.467°E / 63.533; 16.467CountrySwedenProvinceÅngermanlandCountyVästernorrland CountyMunicipalitySollefteå MunicipalityArea
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 • Total1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi)Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total968 • Density492/km2 (1,270/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Ramsele (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrǎmːsɛlɛ])[2] is a locality situated in Sollefteå Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 968 inhabitants in 2010. Since the 1960s, the population has decreased from 1563 to 968.[1] It is situated by the river Faxälven about 70 km north-west of Sollefteå. The oldest known name of the town is "Rannasild", according to a local book about the area. Later it was known as Hrafnasil, a name which probably originated from Old Norse, and literally meant 'Calm water of ravens'. The oldest evidence of settlement is a church from the late 13th century.

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  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 20.
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