Hedesunda

Hedesunda is a locality and a parish situated in Gävle Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 1,028 inhabitants as of 2010.

Before being incorporated the municipality held about 2800 people and in the beginning of the 20th century the number was around 5 000 citizens.

The project, called Brunns Silfvergrufva, is supported with grants from the European Union.

If you enter Hedesunda from the south you will reach Ön by turning right 10 kilometer after Tärnsjö at the national road 56 and drive towards Söderfors.

In the north of Hedesunda you can reach Ön by way of national road 56 towards Valbo, where you can find the largest shopping centre in the area.

Hedesunda has evidence of continuous habitation from the neolithic era around 3500 BCE until today.

Backa, Berg, Bodarna, Brunn, Brunnsheden, Byn, Bäck, Bälgsnäs, Böle, Dalkarlsbo, Främlingshem, Finnböle, Flösta, Gammelsäll, Gisselbo, Gräsbäcken, Gundbo, Hade, Hadeholm, Haget, Hallsbo, Harv, Holmen, Ingevara, Jugansbo, Kessmansbo, Koffsta, Kulla, Kungsgården, Kågbo, Landa, Lurberg, Lurbo, Lövåsen, Mälbo, Nordanbro, Norra Färjsundet, Oppåker, Rångsta, Rönäs, Sevallbo, Skallbo, Smedsäng, Sundby, Svarta, Södra Färjsundet, Torsbo, Ullanda, Utomälven, Vall, Vibro, Vinnersjö, Västbyggeby, Ålbo, Ås, Ölbo, Ön, Österbyggebo and Östveda.

Hedesunda church
Hedesunda Church font, late 13th century, in Swedish History Museum, Stockholm
Panorama of island Ön outside Hedesunda