Hamrånge

This location is mentioned in the following paragraphs:

(§85) Arrived that night at the inn at HAMRÅNGE. All the people here were talking a great deal about a rare tree that grew near the road and which many had seen but no one could identify.

(§91) After travelling about 10 miles from Hamrånge I arrived at a river that separates Gästrikland from Hälsingland. It is called the Tonnaå and it flows into the Tonna Lake not very far away.

(§92) The lake I had passed outside Hamrånge had stretched towards the sea without, however, joining it. The inhabitants said that it was called Hamrångefjärden and that it is, in fact, linked to the sea by a gap through the solid rock though whether this is formed by nature or by artificial means is unknown. This is called the North Sound and is only just wide enough to be passable by boat. When the weather is dry in summer, this channel is dammed by a lock-gate to prevent too much water flowing out of the lake and thus hindering navigation through the shallow gap, for the iron from a number of hammer-nails and ironworks is sent out this way.

Practical data about this location:

• Written: HAMRÅNGE
• GPS (lat,lon): [60.9333, 17.03333]
• Geoname: 2708073