Lycksele Municipality

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**Lycksele Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Lycksele Municipality and Lycksele in Sweden Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Lycksele
	64° 35′ N 18° 40′ E
	County	Västerbotten County
	Province	Swedish Lappland
	Area Rank	5,560 km² 18th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	12,785 177th of 290
	Density	2.3/km²

Lycksele Municipality is a Municipality in Västerbotten County, in northern Sweden. Its seat is in the city Lycksele, with 6,000 inhabitants.

1 Geography
2 Transportation
3 History
4 Today
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Geography

The town Lycksele is situated along the Ume River, which drains the lake Storuman in north-west, and continues south-east through the province, emptying near the city Umeå in the Gulf of Bothnia on the east coast.

[edit] Transportation

Just south of the town is an airport, from where one reaches Stockholm in about 80 minutes.

Previously, the intersecting railroad between Umeå and Storuman was the main means of transportation, but its significance has diminished and passenger traffic has been discontinued. There are now daily buses to towns like Umeå, Storuman, Tärnaby, and Mo i Rana.

The European route E12, also known as Blå vägen (Blue Route), that windles along the Ume River, passes through the town.

[edit] History

Monument over the Settlers coming to the Lycksele area

The municipality traces its history to the Lycksele Parish, which was in effect during the 19th century, with very similar borders and size (5,000-5,500 km²). When it was turned into a municipality with the 1970s reform, it became one of Sweden's 20 largest.

Lycksele is the oldest permanent Sami settlement in Swedish Lappland. The first Swedish Sami school, Skytteanska skolan, was built here in 1634.

[edit] Today

Generally the northern municipalities, already sparsely populated, have population decreases, but various supporting projects also exist. A campus of the Umeå University is for instance situated here.