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Luleå (/ ˈ l uː l eɪ oʊ / LOO-lay-oh, [3] Swedish: [ˈlʉ̌ːlɛɔ] ⓘ, locally [ˈlʉ̌ːlɛ] ⓘ; Lule Sami: Luleju; Finnish: Luulaja) is a city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden.
- Luleå Municipality
Luleå Municipality (Swedish: Luleå kommun) is a municipality...
- Luleå archipelago
The Luleå archipelago (Swedish: Luleå skärgård or Lule...
- Luleå Municipality
Luleå (på lulemål Leeol [lêúɽ] eller Leoschtän [ˈlêwˌʂʈæ:n]; på nordsamiska Luleju: lulesamiska: Julevu; [6] finska och meänkieli: Luulaja, umesamiska Lüvllege) är en tätort i Norrbotten samt centralort i Luleå kommun, residensstad för Norrbottens län och stiftsstad för Luleå stift.
Luleå Municipality (Swedish: Luleå kommun) is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Luleå, which is also the county seat of Norrbotten County.
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The north of the bay of Bothnia contains a large archipelago area.The islands in the Swedish sector make up the Norrbotten archipelago.They are divided into the Piteå, Luleå, Kalix and Haparanda archipelagos.The Luleå archipelago lies in the Luleå Municipality, part of the Norrbottencounty.The port of Luleå is one of the largest in Sweden in terms ...
The archipelago is only 100 kilometres (62 mi) south of the Arctic Circle, so there is daylight for 24 hours in the summer, and full moon all day in the winter.In the summer many of the islands can be reached by tour boat. In the winter they can be reached by ice road, snowmobile, skiing or skating. The waters around the archipelago are brackish, w...
The Luleå archipelago was described by the Swedish bishop Olaus Magnus in 1555. He praised the fair islands, with constant daylight in the summer, well-covered in trees, bushes and grass, with warm but refreshing air, set in a sea that was rich in fish.The islands are rich in wild berries including lingonberries, blueberries, raspberries, Arctic ra...
Some of the islands are inhabited or have seasonal fishing villages used by people from the mainland.As of 1999 there were only 80 permanent residents of the islands, mostly old people who had lived there all their lives.There was just one farmer and twelve commercial fishermen, all single men.However, there may be a trend for second homes on Sandö...
Old fishing huts at BrändöskärBoats and boathouses at Stor-Brändönaround 1935Old chapel on Brändöskär c. 1900Old fishing huts at Brändöskär today used for recreationLuleå (Swedish: [ˈlʉːlɛo] , Lule sami Luleju, Finnish Luulaja) is a city in northern Sweden. In 2010, 46,607 people lived there. [1] It is the seat of Luleå Municipality and the capital of Norrbotten County.
Luleå, city and seaport, seat of Norrbotten län (county), northern Sweden. The city lies at the mouth of the Lule River, where it enters the Gulf of Bothnia. Gustavus II Adolphus founded the town in 1621, 7 miles (11 km) farther up the river; it was moved to its present site in 1649. In 1887 it was.
Luleå ist eine Stadt in der nordschwedischen Provinz Norrbottens län und der historischen Provinz Norrbotten. Sie liegt an der Mündung des Lule älv in den Bottnischen Meerbusen und dient als Residenzstadt der Provinz und Hauptort der gleichnamigen Gemeinde. 2015 lebten gut 76.000 Einwohner in der Gemeinde und über 43.000 Menschen im ...
