Mosquitos

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Mosquitos
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Mosquitos
Mosquitos
Localization of Norrbotten in Sweden
State : Sweden
Province  (län): Norrbotten County
Historical Province (landskap): Lapland
Municipality  : Arvidsjaur
Coordinates : 65 ° 53 ′  N , 19 ° 27 ′  E Coordinates: 65 ° 53 ′  N , 19 ° 27 ′  E
SCB code : S9006
Status: Småort
Residents : 181 (December 31, 2015)
Area : 0.69 km²
Population density : 262 inhabitants / km²

Moskosel ( Umesamisch Måskuosuvvane ) is a place ( Småort ) in the Swedish province of Norrbotten County and the historic province of Lapland . The place belongs to the municipality of Arvidsjaur and is crossed by the European route 45 . It is located about 45 kilometers north of the main town of the municipality, Arvidsjaur .

Moskosel has lost over two thirds of its population since 1960 (656 inhabitants). In 2015 the population fell below 200, so that the place lost the status of a crime scene .

In Moskosel there is a train station on the domestic railway . A Swedish peculiarity is that this is still equipped with shape signals .

The most important employer is the tent manufacturer Tentipi AB . One of the attractions in the area are the Trollforsen rapids in the Piteälven river, 15 km north of the village .

  • Moskosel Railway Museum

  • At the inland railway

  • Trollforsen

Individual evidence

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