Nattavaara by
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State : | Sweden | |||
Province (län): | Norrbotten County | |||
Historical Province (landskap): | Lapland | |||
Municipality : | Gällivare | |||
Coordinates : | 66 ° 46 ′ N , 21 ° 2 ′ E | |||
SCB code : | S9289 | |||
Status: | Småort | |||
Residents : | 77 (December 31, 2015) | |||
Area : | 0.65 km² | |||
Population density : | 118 inhabitants / km² |
Nattavaara by ( Lule Nahtavárre ) is a place ( småort ) in the northern Swedish province of Norrbotten County and the historic province (landskap) Lapland , north of the Arctic Circle .
The place in the municipality of Gällivare is four kilometers east of the ore railway between Boden and Gällivare . It was first mentioned around 1670. Until 1990 he met the conditions for a crime scene .
After 1887, the neighboring town of Nattavaara was built at the local train station .