Norrbotten County

Norrbotten is a province ( län) in northern Sweden.

Geography

Norrbotten County Norrbotten and Lapland is formed from the historic province.

The territory of Norrbotten County accounts for 23.5 % of the area of the Swedish territory and is about the size of Baden -Württemberg and Bavaria together.

Here are the Kebnekaise, the highest mountain ( 2,111 m) and with the Hornavan the deepest lake (232 m) in Sweden.

Population

The proportion of the total population of Sweden is 2.8 %. With 2.36 inhabitants per km ² Norrbotten County Jämtland County has by (2.34 ) with the lowest population density of all the provinces.

Traffic

Nine percent of the Swedish road network accounts for Norrbotten County.

The railway crosses Norrbotten County in north-south direction. The Inland Railway ( Inlandsbanan ) of Gällivare is to Östersund ( Jämtland County ) and Mora ( Dalarna County ) for tourism is of growing importance. The iron ore train ( Malmbanan ) between Narvik in Norway and the Swedish Luleå is one of the most important links of the Swedish rail freight.

With the airports in Luleå, Kiruna, Gällivare, Arvidsjaur and Pajala Norrbotten County has five airports. From Luleå airport insist on regional connections to Finland and Russia.

The Port of Luleå is the most important hub of Sweden in the Baltic region. Through the use of icebreakers are Luleå and Piteå accessible year-round by boat.

Tourist routes

The Silver and the domestic road are popular itineraries. From the remote hiking trails in the King's Trail and the Nordkalottleden are the longest and best known. See also: List of tourist routes in Sweden

Communities and places

Communities

Norrbotten County consists of 14 municipalities (Swedish: kommuner ).

(As of March 31, 2013 )

Biggest Towns

See also List of Tätorter in Norrbotten County