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Stensele

Coordinates: 65°03′59″N 17°09′21″E / 65.06639°N 17.15583°E / 65.06639; 17.15583
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Stensele
Stensele Church
Stensele Church
Stensele is located in Västerbotten
Stensele
Stensele
Stensele is located in Sweden
Stensele
Stensele
Coordinates: 65°03′59″N 17°09′21″E / 65.06639°N 17.15583°E / 65.06639; 17.15583
CountrySweden
ProvinceLapland
CountyVästerbotten County
MunicipalityStoruman Municipality
Area
 • Total
1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total
546
 • Density437/km2 (1,130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Stensele (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈstěːnsɛlɛ])[2] is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 546 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It lies not far from the municipal seat of Storuman itself. The town boasts Sweden's largest wooden church.

History

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Stensele is a parish village within the Stensele parish district and was included in the Stensele rural municipality following the municipal reform of 1862. A municipal community for the locality, Stensele municipal community, was established on April 30, 1937, and was dissolved at the end of 1964. Since 1971, the locality has been part of the Storuman Municipality.[3]

Climate

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Climate data for Stensele, 1961–1990
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −8.7
(16.3)
−6.3
(20.7)
−1.0
(30.2)
4.0
(39.2)
11.1
(52.0)
16.9
(62.4)
18.3
(64.9)
16.2
(61.2)
10.6
(51.1)
4.7
(40.5)
−2.6
(27.3)
−6.5
(20.3)
4.7
(40.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) −12.8
(9.0)
−10.7
(12.7)
−5.9
(21.4)
−0.3
(31.5)
6.2
(43.2)
11.8
(53.2)
13.5
(56.3)
11.6
(52.9)
6.8
(44.2)
1.7
(35.1)
−5.6
(21.9)
−10.4
(13.3)
0.5
(32.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −17.4
(0.7)
−15.7
(3.7)
−11.2
(11.8)
−4.9
(23.2)
1.0
(33.8)
6.6
(43.9)
8.6
(47.5)
7.0
(44.6)
3.0
(37.4)
−1.3
(29.7)
−9.1
(15.6)
−14.8
(5.4)
−4.0
(24.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 34
(1.3)
25
(1.0)
28
(1.1)
26
(1.0)
36
(1.4)
54
(2.1)
88
(3.5)
65
(2.6)
55
(2.2)
42
(1.7)
41
(1.6)
35
(1.4)
529
(20.9)
Source: Hong Kong Observatory.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 22.
  3. ^ Andersson, Per (1993). Sveriges kommunindelning 1863–1993. ISBN 978-91-87784-05-7.
  4. ^ Climatological Information for Stensele, Sweden

See also

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  • Blue Highway, a tourist route (Norway – Sweden – Finland – Russia)