Stensel
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| State : | Sweden | |||||
| Province (län): | Västerbotten County | |||||
| Historical Province (landskap): | Lapland | |||||
| Municipality : | Storuman | |||||
| Coordinates : | 65 ° 4 ′ N , 17 ° 9 ′ E | |||||
| SCB code : | 8320 | |||||
| Status: | Crime scene | |||||
| Residents : | 500 (December 31, 2015) | |||||
| Area : | 1.07 km² | |||||
| Population density : | 467 inhabitants / km² | |||||
| List of perpetrators in Västerbotten County | ||||||
Stensele ( South Sami : Gierkiesovvene , umesamisch : Geärggiesuvvane ) is a place ( tätort ) of the municipality of Storuman in the Swedish province of Västerbottens län and the historical province of Lapland .
Stensele is only about three kilometers south of the main town of the municipality, Storuman . The place has its own church, to which also more distant parishes, such as the place Gunnarn belong. The European route 12 and the Hällnäs – Storuman railway line run through Stensele .
Stensele Church, opened in 1886, is Sweden's largest wooden church. It offers space for 2000 visitors, whereby the number of visitors is limited to 800 due to fire protection.
inside view
church
Sons and daughters of the church
- Karl Gustav Abramsson (* 1947), politician
- Björn Ferry (* 1978), biathlete
- Barbro Holmberg (* 1952), politician
- Emanuel Holmner (1872–1943), politician
- Tage Lundin (* 1933), biathlete
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Commons : Stensele - collection of images, videos and audio files
