Vännäs (municipality)

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Vännäs municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Vännäs Location of the municipality of Vännäs
coat of arms Location in Västerbotten County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Västerbotten County
Historical provinces (landskap): Ångermanland
Västerbotten
Main place: Vännäs
SCB code: 2460
Residents : 8872 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 553.7 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 16 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.vannas.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 63 ° 54 '  N , 19 ° 45'  O Vännäs is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) in the Swedish province of Västerbotten County and the historic provinces of Ångermanland and Västerbotten . The main town of the municipality is Vännäs .

Europastraße 12 and Reichsstraße 92 run through the municipality .

geography

The municipality is located in the foothills of the Scandinavian Mountains and is characterized by a hilly landscape. The municipality is characterized by the valleys of the two rivers Ume älv and Vindelälven , which meet at Vännäsby.

economy

Forestry, the wood processing industry and electricity generation from hydropower are important branches of the economy. Part of the working population also commutes to the neighboring coastal communities, especially Umeå .

Church in Vännäsby

Attractions

  • Vännforsen nature reserve
  • Bråsjöns nature reserve

Museums

  • In Pengsjö, 12 kilometers south of Vännäs, there is a museum with over 18,000 objects that document the life of the settlers during the reclamation of the region.
  • Vännäs Motormuseum: cars, motorcycles, fire brigade and trains in an old hangar
  • Open-air museum in Vännäsby

Web links

Commons : Vännäs municipality  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
  2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)