Arjeplog
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State : | Sweden | |||
Province (län): | Norrbotten County | |||
Historical Province (landskap): | Lapland | |||
Municipality : | Arjeplog | |||
Coordinates : | 66 ° 3 ' N , 17 ° 54' E | |||
SCB code : | 8512 | |||
Status: | Crime scene | |||
Residents : | 1822 (December 31, 2015) | |||
Area : | 2.27 km² | |||
Population density : | 803 inhabitants / km² | |||
List of perpetrators in Norrbotten County |
Arjeplog ( North Sami Árjepluovve , South Sami Aarjepluevie ) is the main town in the municipality of the same name . The place is in the province of Norrbotten County and the historical province of Lapland in northern Sweden .
economy
Arjeplog is first and foremost a service and tourist destination . There are airlines in the place; There are several test sites for the automotive industry in the area . There, especially in winter on the frozen lakes, the winter suitability of technical parts, but also complete " Erlkönige " is tested. During this time the place experiences a real economic boom.
Attractions
Arjeplog is famous for its silver museum, which has been in existence since 1965 . It shows silver jewelry from the Sami culture. From the mountain Galtispuoda ( 800 m above sea level ) you can see the midnight sun between June 10th and July 3rd , although the place is about 56 kilometers south of the Arctic Circle . The nearest airport is in Arvidsjaur, 80 kilometers away . It is also worth mentioning the Sami market held in early March.
The Silver Trail between Bodø and Skellefteå runs through Arjeplog.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)
- ↑ Spiegel online: Erlkönige - C-Class under the Polar Star (January 8, 2000) , accessed January 2, 2009
- ^ Spiegel online: Arjeplog test center - "Without the testers, this would be dead pants" (March 4, 2008) , accessed January 2, 2009
- ↑ Spiegel online: Autotest-Metropolis Arjeplog - Blitz-Flitzer im Eisparadies (January 2, 2009) , accessed January 2, 2009