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| Luleå municipality and seat Missing image Luleå_Municipality.png See also:Municipalities of Sweden | Coat of arms Missing image Luleå_City_Arms.jpg | |
| Seat | Luleå | |
| County | Norrbotten County | |
| Province | Norrland | |
| Area Rank | 2,110 km² 40th of 290 | |
| Population Rank | 75,565 (2005) 25th of 290 | |
| Density | 34/km² | |
Luleå Municipality (Template:Audio, ) is a Swedish municipality in northern Sweden where the city Luleå is seat with a population of about 45,000. Luleå serves as the county seat of Norrbotten County. In an earlier census, 36,201 of the then total population of 71,652 was male, and 35,451 was female.
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(Borders as of 1920–1940. In WWII, the Petsamo area was won by the Soviet Union.)
The harbour of Luleå is of particular significance for iron ore from LKAB's mining in Kiruna and Gällivare/Malmberget. Due to sea ice situation in the Gulf of Bothnia, the harbour is typically closed each year December–May. The river Lule älv empties into the Baltic Sea at Luleå.
The Church Village of Gammelstad, outside Luleå is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Luleå was founded in 1621 by king Gustav II Adolph of Sweden. It was situated where Gammelstad (Old Town) is situated today. The town had to be moved in 1649 to the current site, due to the constant elevation of the land.
See also
- Luleå University of Technology
- Norrbotten County Administrative Board
- List of Norrbotten Governors
- Luleå Lower Court District
- Swedish iron ore during World War II
External links
- Luleå (http://www.lulea.se) - Official site
- Luleå Student Portal (http://www.lulea.org)
- Map from Eniro (http://kartor.eniro.se/query?what=map&mop=l4&streetname=&streetnumber=&city=Lule%E5&zipcode=&mapstate=5%3B1792235%3B7290378%3B0%3B1789856%3B7292262%3B1794616%3B7288495%3B&mapcomp=%3B%3B%3BLule%E5%3B%3B%3B%3BLule%E5+kommun%3B%3B%3B%3B%3B1792235.0%3B7290378.0%3B0%3B0&search_word=&where=&heading_exact=&heading=&heading_group=&company_name=&dir_area=&geo_area=&district_code=&ns=&stq=0&symbols=&ax=&pis=)de:Luleå