Vilhelmina (municipality)

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Vilhelmina municipality
Coat of arms of the Vilhelmina municipality Location of the Vilhelmina municipality
coat of arms Location in Västerbotten County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Västerbotten County
Historical Province (landskap): Lapland
Main place: Vilhelmina
SCB code: 2462
Residents : 6668 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 8,740.5 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 0.8 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.vilhelmina.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 64 ° 37 '  N , 16 ° 39'  O Vilhelmina is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province Västerbottens Lan and the historical province Lapland . The main town of the municipality is Vilhelmina . The Reichsstrasse 45, 90 and the Regionalstrasse 360lead through the community.

geography

The community extends about 160 kilometers along the Ångermanälven from the Norwegian border to the southeast and is about half the size of Thuringia . A quarter of the community area is taken up by the high mountains, in which Marsfjällen is the highest mountain with a height of 1589 meters. Numerous long, narrow mountain lakes form the headwaters of the Ångermanälven. The densely forested foreland is also criss-crossed by numerous lakes and extensive wetlands.

economy

Forestry and reindeer herding in the north-west of the municipality are the traditional industries. Tourism has grown in importance in the last few decades. Saxnäs is an important tourist center.

The Vilhelmina airport is located 5 km south-east of the town.

Attractions

  • Fatmomakke , 110 kilometers northwest of Vilhelmina, is a Sami church village with over 100 Sami huts.
  • Stekenjokk , 140 kilometers northwest of Vilhelmina, is a former mining site - the mine, which was located in the high mountains, was closed in 1988.
  • Trappstegforsen , a waterfall that falls like a staircase over many steps (50 kilometers northwest of Vilhelmina)
  • Marsfjällets nature reserve

Museums

  • Vilhelmina Local History Museum: Shows the history of the place
  • Lapp-Lisa Museum
  • Dikanäs motorcycle museum

Web links

Commons : Vilhelmina 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)