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Umeå (UK: / ˈ uː m ə ɔː / OO-mə-aw, US: / ˈ uː m eɪ oʊ / OO-may-oh, Swedish: [ˈʉ̌ːmɛɔ] ⓘ, locally [ˈʉ̌ːmɛ] ⓘ; South Westrobothnian:; Finnish: Uumaja; Ume Sami: Ubmeje; Southern Sami: Upmeje; Northern Sami: Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County.
- 17th Century
- Västerbottens län
Umeå University (Swedish: Umeå universitet; Ume Sami: Ubmeje universitiähta) is a public research university located in Umeå, in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders.
- 4,197
- Prof. Hans Adolfsson
- 17 September 1965
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.
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.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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Storgatan in central Umeå. Storgatan ("Main Street" or literally "Great Street") is one of the longer streets in Umeå ( Sweden ), about 4 kilometers long. Storgatan passes by the main city areas on the north side of Ume River. The street reaches from the old city limits at Tvärån in the west to Umeå East Station, near the Norrland's ...
- Södra långgatan
- 4 km (2.5 mi)
- East
History Umeå University Campus. The 1964/65 academic year saw the beginning of what was to become the current Faculty of Sciences and Technology with the creation of a Faculty of Philosophy, which was later divided into a Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science and a Faculty of Social Science in 1968/69.
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.
