Sorsele
Appearance
Sorsele | |
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Coordinates: 65°32′N 17°32′E / 65.533°N 17.533°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Lapland |
County | Västerbotten County |
Municipality | Sorsele Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 1,277 |
• Density | 701/km2 (1,820/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Sorsele (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsɔ̌ʂːɛlɛ] ;[2] Template:Lang-sma; Ume Sami: Suorssá) is a locality and the seat of Sorsele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 1,277 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Sorsele is also the nearest town to the ski resort Nalovardo. It is known for containing a portion of the Vindelfjällen Nature Reserve, one of the largest nature reserves in Sweden.
Mercedes-Benz operate winter driving events on a series of Hermann Tilke-designed snow/ice courses in the area.[3][4]
Twin towns
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 22.
- ^ "Advanced Experience Sweden". mercedes-benz.com. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Mercedes-Benz Driving Events Sorsele, Sweden". www.tilke.de. Tilke Engineers & Architects. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Ystäväkuntalista" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pohjola-Norden. Retrieved 7 May 2012.[permanent dead link ]
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