Gällivare
Gällivare | |
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 The main city road (Storgatan) in Gällivare | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Lapland |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Municipality | Gällivare Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.48 km2 (2.89 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,449 |
| • Density | 1,130/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Gällivare (Finnish: Jällivaara, Northern Sami: Jiellevárri or [Váhčir] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), Meänkieli: Jellivaara) is a locality and the seat of Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 8,449 inhabitants in 2010.[1] The town was founded in the 17th century. Together with nearby towns Malmberget and Koskullskulle it forms a conurbation with some 15,000 inhabitants.
Gällivare is situated at the northern end of the Inlandsbanan railway line, just about 100 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. Gällivare is located in a major iron ore mining region. Adjacent to Gällivare (about five kilometres) is Malmberget, known as a site for iron ore extraction from deep mines by LKAB.
Outside Gällivare lies the ski resort Dundret, which is equipped with six ski lifts and ten groomed slopes along with a conference center and hotel. The ski season stretches from the end of October all the way into early May.
Gällivare is the central place for the Firstborn Laestadian movement.
It was the host town for the 2008 VIVA World Cup.
Gällivare is twinned with Barga in Tuscany, Italy.
High incidence of congenital insensitivity to pain
Some inhabitants of Gällivare have a remarkably high incidence of congenital insensitivity to pain, an extremely rare disease which inhibits the sensation of pain, heat and cold. There have been nearly 40 reported cases in Gällivare.[2]
Sports
The following sports clubs are located in Gällivare:
References
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Minde J (2006). "Norrbottnian congenital insensitivity to pain". Acta orthopaedica. Supplementum. 77 (321): 2–32. PMID 16768023.
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