Skellefteå Municipality

Skellefteå is a municipality (in Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Västerbotten County and the historic province of Västerbotten. The main town of the municipality of Skellefteå is.

Other towns are Bergsbyn, Boliden, Bureå, Burträsk, Byske Drängsmark, Ersmark, Jörn, Klutmark, Kusmark, Kåge, Lövånger, Medle, Østvik, Skelleftehamn, Ursviken, Örviken and more. Through the community lead the European route E04 and the National Highway 95 and Regional Road 364

Geography

The community extends approximately 110 kilometers along the Baltic coast and up to 80 kilometers inland. The municipality is divided by the Skellefte älv which opens in Skellefteå in the Gulf of Bothnia. In the town the Skelleftefeld is made ​​of volcanic rocks that contain gold, silver and copper. In the north the municipality is crossed by Byske.

Economy

The community is a traditional mining and industrial community. Although the original Boliden mine was closed, there are four other cars in the area around pits in which zinc, copper, gold and lead are encouraged. They belong to the company Boliden AB, which also operates a smelter in Rönnskär. Other industrial towns are the capital of Skellefteå, Bygdsiljum, Skega and Ersmark. In Skelleftehamn is a major export port.

Policy

The election of the municipal council on 17 September 2006 gave the following result. In brackets in each case the results of 2002.

Attractions

• In the direction of the recreation area Rovön is the longest, oldest still used wooden bridge in Sweden.
• In Varuträsk between Skellefteå and Boliden there is a mineral with exhibitions and guided tours on the subject of mining.
• Bjuröklubb: A nature reserve that also includes archaeological trails.
• The power station museum in Finnfors on Skellefte älv shows the technique of the first power plant in Skellefteå.

Sons and daughters of the city

• Marianne Berglund ( born 1963 ), cyclist
• Stieg Larsson ( * 1954, † 2004 in Stockholm), Author