Dorotea (municipality)

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Dorotea parish
Coat of arms of the municipality of Dorotea Location of the municipality of Dorotea
coat of arms Location in Västerbotten County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Västerbotten County
Historical Province (landskap): Lapland
Main place: Dorotea
SCB code: 2425
Residents : 2551 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 2,939.9 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 0.9 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.dorotea.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 64 ° 16 '  N , 16 ° 24'  O Dorotea is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province Västerbottens Lan and the historical province Lapland . The main town of the municipality is Dorotea .

The European route 45 and 92 as well as the domestic railway run through the municipality along the route between Östersund and Gällivare .

history

The parish Dorothea was founded in 1799 and named after the Swedish Queen Fredrika Dorothea Wilhelmina . Together with Fredrika and Vilhelmina , Dorotea forms the so-called Queen's Land.

Attractions

  • Hunting and fishing museum: A 20 m long water current aquarium with fish species from the area, as well as a large collection of fishing equipment, souvenir and handicraft sales. (The museum no longer exists in 2018)
  • Polar Museum, a journey back to the beginnings and development of the Polar caravans, which are manufactured in Dorotea.
  • Kullerbacken Hembygdsområde houses the cultural building.
  • In the church of Dorotea the artist Björn Martinus sculpted the Last Supper group as life-size figures. He also created the large Dorotea bear from Siberian larch in Dorothea; an excellent work of art.

Excursion destinations

  • The manor museum in Bellvik .
  • Animals are stuffed in Korsele at Patriks Trofé Montage .
  • The goat farm in Högland .
  • The Västvattenbäckarna in Ormsjö : streams with a beautiful waterfall and a restored Rafter Kate .
  • The Blajkfjäll nature reserve .
  • The “ Art Path of the 7 Rivers ”. Along this path, which crosses 7 rivers, international artists have created outdoor art. Various works of art are installed along the road to Borgafjäll.
  • Borgafjäll with Borgahällan: A steep wall with a 700 m abyss into the Borga lake.
  • Hotel Borgafjäll , was designed by the world famous architect Ralph Erskine .
  • Lappvallen , Storviken's Sami camp and Sutme, with remains of the Sami culture.
  • Björnlandsleden, a 50 km long canoe trail

Surroundings

Wonderful hiking trails for hiking or fishing in fish-rich waters is possible here. At Dorothea-Camping there is the possibility of renting canoes and looking for beavers , panning for gold in Borga or renting a raft in Storbäck . Bear safaris and guided fishing tours are offered by the tourist office. Fishing equipment can also be rented there.

Events

  • Early July - Lajksjö Festival
  • Beginning / middle of July - 'Homecoming Days'
  • Mid-July - Dorotea fair

Web links

Commons : Municipality of Dorotea  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
  2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)