Söderhamn is a locality

Urban areas in Sweden

Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...

 and the seat of Söderhamn Municipality

Söderhamn Municipality

Söderhamn Municipality is a Municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. The seat is located in Söderhamn.The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Söderhamn was amalgamated with two rural municipalities and parts of a third.- Localities...

, Gävleborg County

Gävleborg County

Gävleborg County is a county or län on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders to the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle.- Administration :...

, Sweden

Sweden

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 with 12,056 inhabitants in 2005.

The most popular tourist attraction is Oskarsborg, a tower built in 1895 on the top of a hill close to the town centre. The tower is built as a memorial over a visit of king Oscar II of Sweden. The king actually never visited Söderhamn.

Sports

The biggest sport is bandy

Bandy

Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...

. Broberg/Söderhamn

Broberg/Söderhamn

Broberg/Söderhamn is a Swedish bandy club from Söderhamn who play in the Allsvenskan. Broberg/Söderhamn, also known as Brobergs IF, were founded in 1919....

 play in the highest division Elitserien

Elitserien (bandy)

The Elitserien is since the 2007–08 season the highest bandy league in Sweden. It consist of 14 teams. The season ends with a final on Studenternas IP in Uppsala. From 2013 the final will be played in Swedbank Arena, Solna....

. Many in high positions, like coach of the national team or member of the Federation of International Bandy

Federation of International Bandy

The Federation of International Bandy is the international governing body for the sport of bandy. It was formed in 1955 in Stockholm, Sweden, and has had its base in Sweden since 1979. The present offices are situated in Katrineholm....

 board, have come from Söderhamn.

Söderhamns FF

Söderhamns FF

Söderhamns FF is a Swedish football club located in Söderhamn in Gävleborg County. -Background:Söderhamns Fotbollförening were founded on the 28th January 1986. The club was formed after the Söderhamns IF football section was closed down....

 and Stugsunds IK

Stugsunds IK

Stugsunds IK is a Swedish football club located in Söderhamn. -Background:Stugsunds IK currently plays in Division 4 Hälsingland which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Stuvarvallen in Söderhamn....

are the local football clubs.