Kiruna
Kiruna is a town in the county of Norrbotten in Sweden. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality.
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 Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 67°51′N 020°13′E / 67.850°N 20.217°ECoordinates: 67°51′N 020°13′E / 67.850°N 20.217°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Lapland |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Municipality | Kiruna Municipality |
| Charter | 1948 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16.53 km2 (6.38 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 18,148 |
| • Density | 1,098/km2 (2,840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | kiruna.se |
Kiruna photograpy taken from Luossavaara
Kiruna was founded in 1900 as a mining community.
Kiruna Media
An Iore-hauled train passing Vassijaure
The old Kiruna City Hall in summer
Population development in Kiruna town
Aurora taken from the suburbs of Kiruna
Church of Kiruna
An old mansion near the centre of Kiruna.
Boeing 737-600 aircraft at Kiruna Airport
The ore body in Kiruna is an inclined slab of magnetite, 80 m wide, 4 km long and at least 2 km underground
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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Other websites
Media related to Kiruna at Wikimedia Commons
