Gissjön

Gissjön is a lake in Torps församling, Härnösand diocese, Ånge Municipality, Västernorrland County. Gissjön is situated nearby to the hamlet Emnäs, as well as near Skärve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fränsta and Torpshammar.

Fränsta

Village

Photo: Backstr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fränsta is a locality situated in Ånge Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 2,002 inhabitants, an area of 6.11 square kilometers and a population density of 328 inhabitants per km2.

Torpshammar is a locality situated in Ånge Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 444 inhabitants in 2010. It was founded in 1797 as an iron milling community. It is known for being home to the first location of Boda Borg. Torpshammar is situated 8 km southeast of Gissjön.

Ljungaverk

Village

Photo: Backstr, CC BY 3.0.

Ljungaverk is a locality situated in Ånge Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 885 inhabitants in 2010. During World War II, the company Fosfatbolaget produced in secrecy heavy water, which was delivered to both Nazi Germany and the Manhattan project. Ljungaverk is situated 8 km west of Gissjön.

Gissjön

Type: Lake
Also known as: “Gissjoen”
Categories: lake water body and body of water
Location: Torps församling, Härnösand diocese, Torp, Ånge Municipality, Västernorrland County, Norrland, Sweden, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.51272° or 62° 30′ 46″ north

Longitude

16.20279° or 16° 12′ 10″ east

Elevation

76 metres (249 feet)

Open location code

9FJRG673+34

OpenStreetMap ID

way 41207716

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=lake

GeoNames ID

2712004

Wikidata ID

Q18184730

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In Other Languages

From French to Swedish—“Gissjön” goes by many names.

French: “Gissjön”
Norwegian: “Gissjön”
Norwegian: “Gissjøn”
Swedish: “Gissjön”

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Localities in the Area

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