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Sorsele (; ; Ume Sami: ) is a locality and the seat of Sorsele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 1,277 inhabitants in 2010. Sorsele is also the nearest town to the ski resort Nalovardo. It is known for containing a portion of the Vindelfjällen Nature Reserve, one of the largest nature reserves in Sweden.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Sorsele
Settlement.image_skyline
Sorsele kyrka.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Sorsele Church in August 2008
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Sweden Västerbotten#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Sorsele Municipality
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County
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Västerbotten County
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Lapland
Settlement.area_total_km2
1.82
Settlement.population_as_of
December 31, 2010
Settlement.population_total
1,277
Settlement.population_density_km2
701
Settlement.timezone
CET
Settlement.utc_offset
+1

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Climate
  • Twin towns
  • References

Sorsele (; ; Ume Sami: ) is a locality and the seat of Sorsele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 1,277 inhabitants in 2010. Sorsele is also the nearest town to the ski resort Nalovardo. It is known for containing a portion of the Vindelfjällen Nature Reserve, one of the largest nature reserves in Sweden.

Mercedes-Benz operate winter driving events on a series of Hermann Tilke-designed snow/ice courses in the area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sorsele” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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