Tuolluvaara

	Tuolluvaara
	Tuolluvaara
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Norrbotten County
Historical Province (landskap):	Lapland
Municipality :	Kiruna
Coordinates :	67 ° 51 ′ N , 20 ° 20 ′ E Coordinates: 67 ° 51 ′ N , 20 ° 20 ′ E
SCB code :	8890
Status:	Crime scene
Residents :	979 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	0.68 km²
Population density :	1440 inhabitants / km²
	List of perpetrators in Norrbotten County

Tuolluvaara ( Meänkieli Tuolla , Northern Sami Duolluvárri ) is a place ( tätort ) in the northern Swedish province of Norrbotten County and the historic province of Lapland north of the Arctic Circle .

History and description

The place was named after the mountain Tuolluvaara . The place is about 4 km east of the city center of Kiruna. Iron ore was found in Tuolluvaara in 1897. In 1903 ore mining began by Tuolluvaara Gruv AB . Ore mining ended in the 1980s. The approx. 76 m high round former winding tower is the landmark of Tuolluvaara.

The new city center of Kiruna is currently being built in Tuolluvaara. The place is connected to the Swedish road network via the European route 45 . Kiruna Airport is located on the southeast edge of Tuolluvaara .

Picture gallery

Kiruna and Tuolluvaara (2015).
Tuolluvaara (Kiruna's new city center, 2017).
Kiruna Stadshus crystals (New Town Hall, 2017).

Web links

Commons : Tuolluvaara - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)

[scb_aktuell-1] Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)