Lycksele Municipality

municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden

Key facts

Country: Sweden
County: Västerbotten County
Seat: Lycksele
Total: 5,888.93 km (2,273.73 sq mi)
Land: 5,518.49 km (2,130.70 sq mi)
Water: 370.44 km (143.03 sq mi)
Density: 2.1990/km (5.6953/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+2 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code: SE
Province: Lapland
Website: www.lycksele.se

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Lycksele Municipality (Swedish: Lycksele kommun; Southern Sami: Liksjoe tjïelte; Ume Sami: Liksjuon kommuvdna) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Lycksele and the municipality is located in the southern parts of Swedish Lapland.

The municipality traces its history to Lycksele parish, which was in effect during the 19th century with very similar borders and size (5,000-5,500 km). The whole rural municipality Lycksele became a market town (köping) in 1929 and city in 1946. In 1971 it was amalgamated with Örträsk Municipality.