Lycksele
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 Lycksele
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| Coordinates: 64°36′N 18°40′E / 64.600°N 18.667°ECoordinates: 64°36′N 18°40′E / 64.600°N 18.667°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Lapland |
| County | Västerbotten County |
| Municipality | Lycksele Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 8.53 km2 (3.29 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,513 |
| • Density | 998/km2 (2,580/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Lycksele (Southern Sami: Liksjoe, Ume Sami: Likssjuo) is a locality and the seat of Lycksele Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 8,513 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
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History [edit]
Lycksele is the oldest lasting Sami settlement in Swedish Lappland. The first Swedish Sami school, Skytteanska skolan, was built here in 1634.
Lycksele was the first place in Swedish Lappland to be designated a city in 1946, hence its nickname "Lapp-Stockholm". Lycksele is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still called a city. Statistics Sweden, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as cities.
Sports [edit]
The following sports clubs are in Lycksele:
- Betsele IF
- Lycksele IF
- Lycksele SK
Climate [edit]
Lycksele has subarctic climate with short cool summers and long cold and snowy winters. Despite its extremely northern latitude, the climate is relatively mild compared to other places at similar latitude because of the Gulf Stream.[2]
| Climate data for Lycksele | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −8 (17) |
−6 (22) |
−1 (31) |
5 (41) |
12 (53) |
17 (62) |
19 (67) |
17 (62) |
12 (53) |
4 (40) |
−3 (27) |
−7 (19) |
5 (41) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −16 (4) |
−15 (5) |
−11 (13) |
−4 (24) |
1 (34) |
7 (44) |
9 (49) |
8 (46) |
3 (38) |
−2 (29) |
−8 (17) |
−13 (8) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 30.6 (1.205) |
24.3 (0.957) |
23.3 (0.917) |
21.8 (0.858) |
28.5 (1.122) |
49.2 (1.937) |
70.9 (2.791) |
61 (2.4) |
34.3 (1.35) |
33.8 (1.331) |
31.9 (1.256) |
25.3 (0.996) |
434.9 (17.122) |
| Source: World Weather Information Service[3] | |||||||||||||
References [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lycksele |
- ^ 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.
- ^ [1] weather.msn.com
- ^ "Weather Information for Lycksele". World Weather Information Service. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
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