Ammarnäs

Ammarnäs
Ammarnäs
State :	Sweden
Province  (län):	Västerbotten County
Historical Province (landskap):	Lapland
Municipality  :	Sorsele
Coordinates :	65 ° 57 '  N , 16 ° 12'  E Coordinates: 65 ° 57 '  N , 16 ° 12'  E
SCB code :	S8405
Status:	Småort
Residents :	103 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	1.02 km²
Population density :	101 inhabitants / km²

Ammarnäs is a small town ( småort ) in the Swedish municipality of Sorsele in the province of Västerbottens län in the historical province (landskap) Lapland .

The Vindelälven flows through Ammarnäs , and Länsväg 363, which mostly follows the left bank of the river from Umeå and is Sweden's longest provincial road with 325 km, ends there. A little outside the Kungsleden hiking trail passes the village. In winter, the 400-kilometer-long Vindelälvsdraget sled dog competition begins in Ammarnäs and ends in Vännäsby , where the Vindelälven and the Umeälven meet.

One of the sights of Ammarnäs is the Potatisbacken (German 'potato hill '). A cold-resistant variety of potato is grown on the south side of the hill - just below the Arctic Circle.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistiska centralbyrån : Småorter 2015, byggnader, areal, överlapp tatorter, coordinater (Excel file)
2. ↑ Ammarnäs ( Memento of the original from August 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on vindelfjallen.se (Swedish)  

Web links

• Homepage of the town of Ammarnäs
• www.ammarnasturism.com
• Information about the sled dog race (Swedish)