Dikanäs

Dikanäs
Dikanäs
State :	Sweden
Province  (län):	Västerbotten County
Historical Province (landskap):	Lapland
Municipality  :	Vilhelmina
Coordinates :	65 ° 14 ′  N , 16 ° 0 ′  E Coordinates: 65 ° 14 ′  N , 16 ° 0 ′  E
SCB code :	S8501
Status:	Småort
Residents :	118 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	0.91 km²
Population density :	130 inhabitants / km²

Dikanäs ( South Sami Gäjka ) is a place ( Småort ) in the Swedish province of Västerbotten County and the historic province of Lapland .

The town of Vilhelmina is located about 80 kilometers northeast of Vilhelmina . The Länsväg AC 1088 runs through the village. The roads AC 1077, AC 1093 and AC 1094 branch off here. The place is on the lake Dikasjön. The population is falling sharply, in 1990 Dikanäs was considered a crime scene .

Due to the great distance, Dikanäs is a center of the few inhabitants in the area. In addition to a school, there is an internet café, a grocery store and a gas station. There has also been a church since 1833, although it belongs to the parish in Vilhelmina.

Known residents

• Lilian Gard (born 1950), singer
• Bengt-Erik Grahn (1941–2019), skier
• Björn Löfström (* 1950), journalist
• Andreas Wilks (1884–1953), pioneer of the seed movement

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistiska centralbyrån : Småorter 2015, byggnader, areal, överlapp tatorter, coordinater (Excel file)

Dikanäs Church