Boden Municipality

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Boden Municipality

Boden Municipality (Swedish

Swedish language

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: Bodens kommun) is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

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in Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the extreme north of Sweden. It borders to V?sterbotten County and the Gulf of Bothnia....
in northern Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
. Its seat is located in Boden

Boden, Sweden

Boden is a garrison town in Norrbotten, Sweden and the seat of Boden Municipality, Norrbotten County....
.

In 1919 the evolving garrison

Garrison

Garrison is the collective term for a body of troops stationed in a particular location, originally to guard it, of more than 50 men, but now often simply using it as a home base....
town of Boden was detached from Överluleå and instituted as a city municipality of its own. In 1967 the rest of Överluleå was merged into the city together with a part of Råneå

Råneå

R?ne? is a small urban areas in Sweden in Lule? Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. It has a population of 2,030 .References...
. In 1971 Edefors (which in 1892 also had been detached from Överluleå) was added and the present municipality was formed.

rding to recent finds, the oldest human settlements are believed to be from around 5,000 BC.

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Boden Municipality (Swedish

Swedish language

Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 Counties of Sweden ....
in Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the extreme north of Sweden. It borders to V?sterbotten County and the Gulf of Bothnia....
in northern Sweden

Sweden

Boden, Sweden

Boden is a garrison town in Norrbotten, Sweden and the seat of Boden Municipality, Norrbotten County....
.

In 1919 the evolving garrison

Garrison

Råneå

History

According to recent finds, the oldest human settlements are believed to be from around 5,000 BC. From this early time nothing is known (except some scarce finds). First accounted-for sources are from the 16th century, when Boden is referred to as Bondebyn or Bodarna, which may refer to the farmer

Farmer

A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials....
s (bonde means "farmer") or shed

Shed

A shed is typically a simple, single-floor structure in a back garden or on an allotment that is used for storage, hobby, or as a workshop. The modern Oxford English Dictionary defines sheds as a "slight structure built for shelter or storage, or for use as a workshop, either a separate building or attached to a permanent building as a l...
s (bod means "shed"). In 1543 there were seven farmers in the town (each farmer at that time might have several workers and a family). It was also mentioned that native Sami people

Sami people

The S?mi people, are the indigenous people Indigenous peoples of Europe inhabiting S?pmi , which today encompasses parts of northern Sweden, Norway, Finland and the Kola Peninsula of Russia....
were living in the proximity.

Geography

The closest larger city is Luleå

Luleå

Lule? , is a Cities in Sweden with a population of 57 144 in the urban area, and 73 416 including connecting suburbs. The city is located at the coast of Norrbotten in northern Sweden....
, which is located some 35 kilometres southeast on the coast

Coast

The coast is defined as that part of the land adjoining or near the ocean or its saltwater arms. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the process of tides....
of the Gulf of Bothnia

Gulf of Bothnia

The Gulf of Bothnia is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea. It is situated between Finland's west coast and Sweden's east coast. In the south of the gulf lie the ?land, between the Sea of ?land and the Archipelago Sea....
. Luleå is the largest city in Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the extreme north of Sweden. It borders to V?sterbotten County and the Gulf of Bothnia....
and hosts the main campus

Campus

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of Luleå University of Technology

Luleå University of Technology

Lule? University of Technology or Lule? tekniska universitet is Scandinavia's northernmost university of technology. It has four campuses, located in Lule? , Kiruna , Skellefte? and Pite? ....
.

The main northern railway

Rail transport

Rail transport is the conveyance of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles running along railways . Rail transport is part of the logistics chain, which facilitates international trade and economic growth....
line, Stambanan genom övre Norrland
Stambanan genom övre Norrland

Stambanan genom ?vre Norrland, "the mainline through upper Norrland" is a railway line in northern Sweden between Br?cke, J?mtland County and Boden, Norrbotten County....
, ends in Boden. By rail, Boden is connected to Luleå, and, on the same line, Uppsala

Uppsala

Uppsala is the capital of Uppsala County and the fourth largest Cities of Sweden of Sweden with 128,409 inhabitants.Located about 70 km north of the capital Stockholm, it is also the seat of the Uppsala municipality ....
, Stockholm

Stockholm

is the capital and largest city of Sweden. It is the site of the national Swedish Government of Sweden, the Parliament of Sweden, and the official residence of the Swedish Monarchy of Sweden....
, and finally Bräcke

Bräcke

Br?cke is a town in J?mtland, Sweden and the seat of Br?cke Municipality, J?mtland County.References ...
in the south.

Language

In Boden Municipality, as in all of Sweden, there is no "official" language

Language

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, but Swedish

Swedish language

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
border

Border

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, proficient in Finnish

Finnish language

Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by Finnish people outside of Finland. It is one of the official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden....
, and a few speak Sami

Sami languages

Sami or Saami is a general name for a group of Uralic languages spoken by the Sami people in parts of northern Finland, Norway, Sweden and extreme northwestern Russia, in Northern Europe....
. Nowadays, due to immigration, a lot of languages from around the world can also be heard.

Localities

There are six localities

Urban areas in Sweden

Urban area is a common English language translation of the Swedish language term t?tort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality....
(or urban areas) in Boden Municipality:

#	Locality	Population
1	Boden Boden, Sweden Boden is a garrison town in Norrbotten, Sweden and the seat of Boden Municipality, Norrbotten County....	18,680
2	Sävast Sävast S?vast is a urban areas of Sweden with 3,121 inhabitants situated in Boden Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden.References ...	3,121
3	Harads Harads Harads is a village in Boden Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. It has about 600 inhabitants and is the main village in the parish of Edefors....	558
4	Unbyn Unbyn Unbyn is a village in the Counties of Sweden of Norrbotten County in Sweden....	481
5	Vittjärv	429
6	Bodträskfors Bodträskfors Bodtr?skfors is a village in Boden Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden. It has 236 inhabitants and is situated by the river of Lule?, opposite Harads....	205

The municipal seat in bold

Emphasis (typography)

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Sister cities

Boden Municipality has three sister cities

Town twinning

Town twinning, also known as sister cities, is a concept whereby towns or city in geographically and politically distinct areas are paired, with the goal of fostering human contact and cultural links between their inhabitants....
:

Alta
Alta, Norway

is a List of cities in Norway and Municipalities of Norway in Finnmark Counties of Norway, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Alta....
, Norway
Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe that occupies the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula....
Oulu
Oulu

Oulu is a List of cities and towns in Finland and Municipalities of Finland of inhabitants in the Provinces of Finland of Oulu and the region of Northern Ostrobothnia, in Finland....
, Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
Apatity
Apatity

Apatity is a town in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, located between Lake Imandra and Khibiny Massif some 23 km west of Kirovsk, Murmansk Oblast....
, Russia
Russia

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All of these are northerly located, only Oulu being on a more southern latitude

Latitude

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than Boden.

Notable natives

Eyvind Johnson
Eyvind Johnson

Eyvind Johnson, was a Sweden author. He became a member of the Swedish Academy in 1957 and shared the Nobel Prize in Literature with Harry Martinson in 1974 with the citation:for a narrative art, far-seeing in lands and ages, in the service of freedom....
, author
Author

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(awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature
Nobel Prize in Literature

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in 1974)
Peter Englund
Peter Englund

Peter Englund is a Sweden author and historian, and a member of the Swedish Academy since 2002....
, author, historian
Historian

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(tenth member of the Swedish Academy
Swedish Academy

The Swedish Academy , founded in 1786 by King Gustav III of Sweden, is one of the Swedish Royal Academies of Sweden. Modelled after the Acad?mie fran?aise, it has 18 members....
)
Niclas Wallin
Niclas Wallin

Niclas Wallin is a professional ice hockey player who plays for the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes. His career began in Bodens IK, the hometown team....
, ice hockey
Ice hockey

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player (team member of the winner of the 2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs
2006 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs for the National Hockey League championship began on April 21, 2006, following the 2005?06 NHL season. The sixteen teams that qualified, seeded one through eight from each conference, played Playoff format#Best-of-seven playoff with re-seeding after the conference quarterfinals....
, the Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina, North Carolina. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League , and play home games at the 18,680 capacity RBC Center....
)

External links

- Official site
- Official tourist site

Boden Municipality

History

Geography

Language

Localities

Sister cities

Notable natives

See also

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