Gällivare

	Gällivare
	Gällivare
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Norrbotten County
Historical Province (landskap):	Lapland
Municipality :	Gällivare
Coordinates :	67 ° 8 ′ N , 20 ° 40 ′ E Coordinates: 67 ° 8 ′ N , 20 ° 40 ′ E
SCB code :	8596
Status:	Crime scene
Residents :	10,362 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	8.63 km²
Population density :	1201 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	982 01 - 982 99
	List of perpetrators in Norrbotten County

Gällivare [ jɛlivɑːrə ] ( Northern Sami : Jiellevárri or Váhčir , Lule : Jiellevárre or Váhtjer , Meänkieli : Jellivaara , Finnish : Jällivaara ) is a place ( tätort ) in the northern Swedish province of Norrbotten County and the historic province of Lapland . The capital of the municipality of Gällivare is 70 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle .

climate

Gällivare is located in the sub-arctic climate zone. The average temperature from October to April is below 0 ° C. A permanent snow cover usually forms between mid-October and mid-November and the last snow often only disappears in May. In the Köppen and Geiger climate classification , Gällivare can be assigned to type Dfc, as three months have an average temperature of over 10 ° C and the average temperature of the coldest month is below −3 ° C.

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Gällivare

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Temperature ( ° C )	−14.3	−12.5	−8.4	−1.9	5.0	11.0	13.0	10.7	5.6	−0.6	−8.1	−12.2	O	−1

Precipitation ( mm )	29.4	26.1	25.6	24.9	31.1	46.0	73.4	68.1	46.0	44.2	42.0	33.5	Σ	490.3

Source: SMHI

etymology

The first Swedish mention of the place in the form of Gillewara is given as 1673. The name is the Swedish form of the Lulesami Jiellevárre , which in turn means an ore mountain . Jielle stands for gap or space and indicates an elongated valley in the ore- rich mountain or fjäll (várre) .

history

The neighboring town of Malmberget, located three kilometers north and on a southern hillside, was originally the main town of the settlement. Because of the massive iron ore mining, parts of the village had to be relocated and the newly created settlement forms what is now the larger Gällivare.

Together with the neighboring towns of Malmberget and Koskullskulle , there are numerous pits and processing plants for iron ore here .

From June 2nd to July 12th, the midnight sun can be seen from Mount Dundret (823 m).

Gällivare has a campsite.

Transport and transport links

Gällivare is important as a traffic junction of the ore railway Luleå –Gällivare– Kiruna - Narvik and the inland railway that ends here . The station, built in the log cabin style, once received an award for the most beautiful Swedish station.

The European route 45 ( Inlandsvägen ) and the European route 10 also run through the city with corresponding bus routes.

Gällivare has a transport connection from the air with Gällivare Airport .

This makes the place the starting point for visits to the Swedish national parks Muddus , Sarek , Padjelanta and Stora Sjöfallet .

economy

The German Solarworld AG owns the subsidiary Gällivare Photovoltaic here , which was partially sold to the Swedish investment company Borevind AB in 2007 . The Hanover-based sales company alfasolar owns the subsidiary ArcticSolar here . Solar modules are manufactured by ArcticSolar and GPV .