Vidsel

Vidsel () is a locality situated in Älvsbyn Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 533 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated about 900 km north of Stockholm, Sweden, near the Arctic Circle.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Vidsel
Settlement.image_skyline: Roboten medium.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Älvsbyn Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Norrbotten County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Norrbotten
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.74
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 533
Settlement.population_density_km2: 719
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.timezone_DST: CEST

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: urban area in Sweden
Official name: Vidsel
Country: Sweden
Located in: Älvsbyn Municipality
Population: 389
Area: 92
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Image: Roboten medium.jpg

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Vidsel () is a locality situated in Älvsbyn Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 533 inhabitants in 2010. It is situated about 900 km north of Stockholm, Sweden, near the Arctic Circle.

==History== Perhaps its earliest history is as a seasonal settlement, but permanent inhabitants have lived here since the 19th century.

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