Bollnäs (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbɔ̌lːnɛs]) is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It had 26,937 inhabitants in 2017. History. The first recording of Bollnäs in writing is from 1312 when a vicar named Ingemund referred to it as Baldenaes, meaning "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a nearby lake. Before becoming known as Bollnäs, its name was Bro By (lit. Bridge Village). Bollnäs has a station along the Northern Railline (Norra Stambanan), which it was connected to in 1878.
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Bollnäs (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbɔ̌lːnɛs]) is a Swedish locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, in Gävleborg County, Sweden. It had 26,937 inhabitants in 2017. History. The first recording of Bollnäs in writing is from 1312 when a vicar named Ingemund referred to it as Baldenaes, meaning "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a nearby lake. Before becoming known as Bollnäs, its name was Bro By (lit. Bridge Village). Bollnäs has a station along the Northern Railline (Norra Stambanan), which it was connected to in 1878.
