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Dorotea Municipality is a municipality
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 Västerbotten County
Västerbotten County

V?sterbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of V?sternorrland County, J?mtland County, and Norrbotten County, as well as the Norway county of Nordland 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 Dorotea
Dorotea

Dorotea is a town in Lapland, Sweden and the seat of Dorotea Municipality, V?sterbotten County.Dorotea has been populated since 1713, when the first settler Jon Erson Kervalainen and his wife moved to a Lap-camp place later known as Svanavatten ....
.

When the first local government acts were implemented in Sweden in 1863 Dorotea parish
Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
 was made a rural municipality. In 1974 it was merged into Åsele Municipality
Åsele Municipality

?sele Municipality is a Municipalities of Sweden in V?sterbotten County, northern Sweden. The municipal seat is in the town ?sele.In 1974 the former market town ?sele was amalgamated with Dorotea and Fredrika....
. Already in 1980 it was split off, forming a new Dorotea Municipality. It is the third least populated municipality of Sweden.

e is only one locality
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 area) in Dorotea Municipality:



gst the industries in the municipality is one of the biggest caravan
Travel trailer

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 manufacturers in Scandinavia
Scandinavia

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, Polarvagnen, now known as SoliferPolar as it has merged with another company.






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Dorotea Municipality is a municipality
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 Västerbotten County
Västerbotten County

V?sterbotten County is a Counties of Sweden or l?n in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of V?sternorrland County, J?mtland County, and Norrbotten County, as well as the Norway county of Nordland 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 Dorotea
Dorotea

Dorotea is a town in Lapland, Sweden and the seat of Dorotea Municipality, V?sterbotten County.Dorotea has been populated since 1713, when the first settler Jon Erson Kervalainen and his wife moved to a Lap-camp place later known as Svanavatten ....
.

When the first local government acts were implemented in Sweden in 1863 Dorotea parish
Parish

A parish is a local church; it is an administrative unit typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican, United Methodist, and Presbyterianism churches....
 was made a rural municipality. In 1974 it was merged into Åsele Municipality
Åsele Municipality

?sele Municipality is a Municipalities of Sweden in V?sterbotten County, northern Sweden. The municipal seat is in the town ?sele.In 1974 the former market town ?sele was amalgamated with Dorotea and Fredrika....
. Already in 1980 it was split off, forming a new Dorotea Municipality. It is the third least populated municipality of Sweden.

Locality

There is only one locality
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 area) in Dorotea Municipality:

# Locality Population
1 Dorotea
Dorotea

Dorotea is a town in Lapland, Sweden and the seat of Dorotea Municipality, V?sterbotten County.Dorotea has been populated since 1713, when the first settler Jon Erson Kervalainen and his wife moved to a Lap-camp place later known as Svanavatten ....
 		 1,571


Industry

Amongst the industries in the municipality is one of the biggest caravan
Travel trailer

A travel trailer or caravan is a trailer towed behind a road vehicle to provide a place to sleep which is more comfortable and protected than a tent ....
 manufacturers in Scandinavia
Scandinavia

Scandinavia is a historical and geographical subregion in northern Europe that includes the Scandinavian Peninsula. It consists of the kingdoms of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark; some authorities also include Finland and some might even include Iceland....
, Polarvagnen, now known as SoliferPolar as it has merged with another company. Other known industries and companies are Dorocell, Svenska Tält and S-Karosser.

In more recent years, several IT
Information technology

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-companies have also moved to the municipality. In early 2000 the company Spray was located here but then moved to Sollefteå
Sollefteå

Sollefte? is a cities of Sweden in ?ngermanland, Sweden and the seat of Sollefte? Municipality, V?sternorrland County.The earliest written account on Sollefte? is found in a script dating back to 1270....
. The large house which held the support department and other personnel was later taken over by Datakompisen.

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