- Vindeln Municipality
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capital=Vindeln
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county=Västerbotten County
province=Västerbotten
arearank=33rd
area=2,651
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population_as_of=2005
populationrank=270th
population=5,773
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|Vindeln Municipality ("Vindelns kommun") is a Swedish municipality where the small town
Vindeln is seat. It is situated in theVästerbotten County , in northernSweden .In
1971 a local government reform was implemented in Sweden. This municipality was, however, not amalgamated with any other. But in preparation for the reform the name in1969 was changed from "Degerfors" to Vindeln. The reason was, that there is anotherDegerfors Municipality (inÖrebro County ), and every municipality in Sweden should have a unique name.Localities
* Granö
* Hällnäs,
* Tvärålund,
*Vindeln (seat)
*Åmsele The
Vindel River , which is the main tributary of theUme River runs through the municipality and has given the name. Its coat of arms depicts asalmon , of which there is plenty in the river.External links
* [http://www.vindeln.se Vindeln] - Official site
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