Dorotea
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| Dorotea | |
  Dorotea
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Dorotea Municipality |
| County | Västerbotten County |
| Province | Lappland |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 2.35 km² (0.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 1,571 |
| - Density | 670/km² (1,735.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Dorotea is a town (pop. 1,600, alt.386 m) in Lapland, Sweden and the seat of Dorotea Municipality, Västerbotten County.
Dorotea has been populated since 1713, when the first settler Jon Erson Kervalainen and his wife moved to a Lap-camp place later known as Svanavatten ("Svanwaters"). This village expanded to 41 houses by the end of the century, and the residents where anxious to build a chapel. The seat was chosen to be Bergvatten.
On May 21, 1799 the village of Bergvattnet was renamed Dorotea, in honour of Queen Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Sweden.
The church unfortunately burnt down in 1932. A new church was inaugurated in 1934. Designed by Evert Milles, it houses some notable objects, such as a sculpture by his brother the famous Carl Milles.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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