Bomhus

Bomhus is a district of , . It began to grow as an urban area after the sawmill Korsnäs AB moved from , Falun to the coast near Gävle in 1899.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Björsjökyrkan and Swedish Railway Museum.

Church
Photo: Ulkl, Public domain.
is a church.

Museum
The , in , Gästrikland, is the national museum for Sweden's railway history. The is tasked with acquiring, preserving and supplying knowledge about Swedish railway history on the basis of the national collection. is situated 2½ km west of Bomhus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alderholmen and Gävle.

Locality
is a locality, which is situated 3 km northwest of Bomhus.

is a port on the Baltic Sea in , the southernmost part of . In 2020 the city had a population of 79,004. Another 20,000 live in associated small towns.

Village
is a locality situated in , , with 651 inhabitants in 2010. is situated 7 km northwest of Bomhus.

Bomhus

Latitude
60.6645° or 60° 39′ 52″ north
Longitude
17.22083° or 17° 13′ 15″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
9FGVM67C+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 115330655
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2720626
Wiki­data ID
Q10432755
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bomhus” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Bomhus
  • Danish: Bomhus
  • Finnish: Bomhus
  • German: Bomhus
  • Swedish: Bomhus

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