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The Best Attractions In Vasterbotten County

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Västerbotten County is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.
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The Best Attractions In Vasterbotten County

  • 2. Vasterbottens Museum Umea
    Västerbottens museum in the Gammlia area of Umeå, Sweden is a county museum with responsibility for the cultural history of Västerbotten County. The museum consists of the Gammlia open-air museum, a ski exhibition , an exhibition of Fishing and Maritime , the popular movement archive of Västerbotten County and a number of Sami camps. The museum is working all over Västerbotten County with, amongst other things, numerous contract activities, mainly in the archaeological field. The museum produces the quarterly journal Västerbotten for the Västerbotten County district association.
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  • 3. Bildmuseet Umea
    Bildmuseet is a contemporary art museum in Umeå, northern Sweden.
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  • 6. Lycksele Djurpark Lycksele
    Lycksele Zoo is a zoological garden located in the town of Lycksele in Northern Sweden. The zoo was founded by Holger Lithner in 1959 and displays 25 species of Scandinavian animals. In November 2014, the zoo was criticized because a lynx managed to escape from the zoo. It also drew attention in December 2014 after a tourist train driver was discovered to be under the influence of alcohol while driving passengers.
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  • 7. Holmon Umea
    Holmöarna is an island group in the Kvarken narrows of the Gulf of Bothnia between Sweden and Finland. The islands form part of Umeå Municipality in Västerbotten County. The islands have 75 year-round inhabitants and the largest islands are Holmön, Ängesön, Grossgrunden, Holmögadd and Lilla and Stora Fjäderägg. Large areas of the islands have been set aside as nature reserves.
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  • 9. Bjornlandet Nationalpark Fredrika
    Björnlandet is a national park in Västerbotten County, northern Sweden. It was established in 1991 and covers an area of 11 km2 . Geographically it lies in southernmost Lappland, about 30 km southwest of the hamlet of Fredrika, in Åsele Municipality. The park is notable for its large primeval forest and a geography that is distinguished by steep ravines and precipices. The fauna is comparatively of lower interest, due to the harsh climate and environment.
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  • 12. Stekenjokk Klimpfjall
    Stekenjokk is an area of Strömsund Municipality in Jämtlands län and Vilhelmina Municipality in Västerbotten, Sweden, a few miles from the border with Norway. The word jokk is Sami for watercourse. The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute has a weather station in the area. As of 2013 Stekenjokk holds the Swedish record for continuous wind speed, with 47 m/s recorded during Cyclone Hilde in November 2013.Between Blåsjön and Stekenjokk runs one of Sweden's highest located roads, Vildmarksvägen. Stekenjokk is one of the Sami people's places for reindeer to feed during the summer, and the reindeer and the work around them is part of the nature experience when visiting the area. The Stekenjokk copper mine was located in this area until it was closed in 1989. A SMHI weather s...
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  • 14. Lejonstromsbron Skelleftea
    Lejonströmsbron is a wooden bridge in Skellefteå, Sweden, crossing Skellefte River between the boroughs Sunnanå and Prästbordet, near the parish church for Skellefteå landsförsamling. The bridge was completed in 1737 and is the oldest wooden bridge in Sweden. With its 207.5 meters Lejonströmsbron was for a long time Sweden's longest wooden bridge, until a 230-meter long wooden bridge was built in Gimonäs in Umeå in 2006.During its first years of operation there was a bridge toll to pass Lejonströmsbron, as follows: A walking person - 1 öre A rider on horseback - 3 öre Carts pulled by a horse - 6 öre Wagon pulled by several horses - 12 öreIn 1868 a speed limit was introduced over the bridge. If you drove or rode faster than a pedestrian, you could be fined five riksdaler. Lejo...
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