Lycksele Municipality

Infobox_Kommun2
name=Lycksele
fullname=Lycksele kommun
isocode=
capital=Lycksele
governor=
county=Västerbotten County
province=Swedish Lappland
arearank=18th
area=5,560
areapercent=x.x
population_as_of=2005
populationrank=177th
population=12,785
populationpercent=x.x
populationdensity=2.3




location=64_35_N_18_40_E
locationReadable=64° 35′ N 18° 40′ E|

Lycksele Municipality ("Lycksele kommun") is a municipality in Västerbotten County, in northern Sweden. Its seat is the city Lycksele.

The whole rural municipality "Lycksele" became a market town ("köping") in 1929 and city in 1946. In 1971 it was amalgamated with "Örträsk" forming a municipality of unitary type.

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.

History

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.

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.

External links

* [http://www.lycksele.se Lycksele] - Official site
* [http://runeberg.org/nfbq/0037.html article "Lycksele", etc.] Provides information on the historical parish and town. In Swedish only.