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Lycksele

Lycksele (; ; Ume Sami: ) is a locality and the seat of Lycksele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 8,513 inhabitants in 2010.

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Settlement.official_name: Lycksele
Settlement.image_skyline: 16000300030631-Lycksele-Riksantikvarieämbetet.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Late 1970s in Lycksele
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Västerbotten#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Lycksele Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Västerbotten County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lapland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 8.53
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 8,513
Settlement.population_density_km2: 998
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Lycksele (; ; Ume Sami: ) is a locality and the seat of Lycksele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 8,513 inhabitants in 2010.

==History== Until the 1600s there were no settled communities in southern Lapland. The area was used as grazing land by the forest Sami but had no permanent population. As the Swedish government sought to strengthen its position, the need for permanent meeting places arose. Churches and marketplaces were established at these locations, where Sami, traders, and settlers could meet. Additionally, taxes were also collected there.