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Situated on the Ume River, Umeå is the largest locality in Norrland and the thirteenth largest in Sweden, with a wider municipal population of 130,224 inhabitants in 2020. [1] [4] When Umeå University was established in 1965, growth accelerated, and the amount of housing has doubled in 30 years from 1980 to 2010. [5]
Nov 30, 2020 · Located near the northeast coast of Sweden, Umeå was founded in 1622 by Swedish King Gustav II Adolf. Today, Umeå is often referred to as the “capital of northern Sweden”, since it’s the largest urban community in the region.
Article History. Umeå. Umeå, Swed., on the left bank of the Umeå River. Umeå, town and capital of Västerbotten län (county), northeastern Sweden. It lies on the left bank of the Umeå River near the Gulf of Bothnia. It has long been an educational and cultural centre for northern Sweden. In 1622 it was incorporated by Gustav II Adolf.
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Cultur in Umeå. For those of us who live here, it came as no surprise when Umeå was elected the entire European Capital of Culture in 2014. Here is a simmering cultural life with art, theater, dance and a music scene that includes everything from hardcore and hip hop to folk music and opera.
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Umeå blir högskolestad och får sedan ett universitet. 1992 blir vi Norrlands mest folkrika kommun. 2000–2023 Umeå fortsätter växa som bara den. Vi har blivit bäst i Sverige på många sätt. Umeå var hela Europas kulturhuvudstad 2014. Stadsvapnets historia Staden Umeå grundades 1622.
Umeå has a long history of exciting cultural life, was named European Capital of Culture in 2014 and today offers everything from classical opera to award-winning hip hop, Sweden's first museum of women's history, literature festival, film festival, jazz festival and one of the world's most acclaimed image museums.
History. Umeå became a city in 1622. The King of Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus, made the new city for Swedish merchants. He made the merchants to move north so that taxes could be increased. The city was burnt by Russian troops in 1714 and then again in 1720.
