Kiruna

	City arms
	67°51’17” N 20°13’22” E
	Charter	1948
	Municipality	Kiruna Municipality
	County	Norrbotten County
	Province	Swedish Lapland
	Population	Metropolitan:  19,000 Municipal:  23,000

Kiruna

View from just outside Kiruna, with European route E10 left to Luleå and right to Narvik, Norway.

Kiruna is a city in northernmost Sweden with 19,000 inhabitants; and 23,000 in the Kiruna Municipality. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (328x714, 26 KB) Location of Kiruna in Sweden Created by uploader Original source by CIA Factbook File links The following pages link to this file: Kiruna ... This is a list of cities, towns, and market towns (köpings) in Sweden, that held their town privileges (Stadsprivilegium) by Royal Charter or by being established since ancient times. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... Kiruna municipality is a Swedish municipality in northernmost Sweden where the Swedish city Kiruna (pop. ... A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ... Norrbotten County (Norrbottens län) is a Swedish county or län in the extreme north of Sweden. ... The provinces or landskap were the subdivisions of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by the counties of Sweden (län). ... Swedish Lappland is a Swedish province in northernmost Sweden. ... Kiruna municipality is a Swedish municipality in northernmost Sweden where the Swedish city Kiruna (pop. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixelsFull resolution (3008 × 2000 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 532 pixelsFull resolution (3008 × 2000 pixel, file size: 2. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 460 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Kiruna ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 460 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Kiruna ... Coordinates: Country Sweden Municipality LuleÃ¥ Municipality County Norrbotten Province Norrbotten Charter 17th Century Area  - City 2,110 km²  (814. ... County Nordland District Ofoten Municipality NO-1805 Administrative centre Narvik Mayor (2004) Olav Sigurd Alstad (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 29 2,023 km² 1,905 km² 0. ... Kiruna municipality is a Swedish municipality in northernmost Sweden where the Swedish city Kiruna (pop. ...

The name Kiruna comes from the Sami language Giron and means ptarmigan, a white bird native to northern areas. This bird is also depicted on the city arms, together with the sign for Iron. Iron symbolizes the mining industry which has been of great importance for the town.
Sami is a general name for a group of Finno-Ugric languages spoken in parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia, in Northern Europe. ... Binomial name Lagopus mutus (Montin, 1781) The Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) is a small (31-35 cm) bird in the grouse family. ... General Name, Symbol, Number iron, Fe, 26 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 8, 4, d Appearance lustrous metallic with a grayish tinge Standard atomic weight 55. ...

Geography

Kiruna became a Swedish city in 1948, and was at one time listed as the largest city in the world by area, but after the Swedish municipality reform in the 1970s, the term "city" has been discontinued. Kiruna is today the second largest municipality in the world by area, roughly 20 000 km² after Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia, 42 904 km². Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia Mount Isa is a city located in north western Queensland, Australia. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  4,070,400 (3rd)  - Density  2. ...

The local mountain, Kebnekaise, is Sweden's highest mountain at 2,117 metres above sea level. There are more than 6,000 lakes in Kiruna municipality, Torneträsk Lake being the largest. Seven rivers run through the municipality, named Kalix River, Torne River, Lainio River, Rautas River and Vittangi River, as well as the Könkämä River and Muonio River which mark the border to Finland. The untouched geography has also been noted with the establishment of Abisko National Park, by the Norwegian border, established as early as 1909. Kebnekaise (from Sami Giebmegáisi or Giebnegáisi), Cauldron Crest) is the highest mountain in Sweden. ... Torneträsk or Torne träsk (Saami: Duortnosjávri) is a lake in Lappland in northernmost Sweden, in the Scandinavian mountain range. ... The Kalix River (in Swedish: proper Kalix älv or in everyday language Kalixälven, Northern Sami: Gáláseatnu, In Meänkieli the lower part of the river is called Kaihnuunväylä, while the upper part is called Kaalasväylä) is one of the four major rivers of Norrland, northern... The Torne River (Finnish: Tornionjoki, Swedish: Torne älv, Torneälven, Northern Sami: Duortneseatnu, Meankieli: Tornionväyla), is a river on the border between Sweden and Finland. ... The Lainio River is a river in Kiruna Municipality in the far north of Swedish Lapland. ... View from Abisko Abisko is a national park in northern Sweden. ...

Being located 145 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, Kiruna has perpetual daylight, the midnight sun, approximately from 30 May to 15 July. The polar night is a few weeks shorter, lasting December 13 – January 5. World map showing the Arctic Circle in red A sign along the Dalton Highway marking the location of the Arctic Circle The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. ... The midnight sun at Nordkapp, Norway. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... July 15 is the 196th day of the year (197th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The polar night is the night lasting more than 24 hours, usually inside the polar circles. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Transportations are reliable by road (European route E10), rail and air via Kiruna Airport. Spectacular scenery over Reine near Ã…. The E10 goes between the islands. ... Kiruna Airport is the airport situated most north in Sweden. ...

Industry

Iron ore extraction is a key industry of the area, and the town is very dependent on the mining company LKAB. During World War II, large quantities of iron were transported from northern Sweden by rail to the east coast, and further down to support German warfare. (See Swedish iron ore during World War II). This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... This article is about mineral extraction. ... LKAB (Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag) is a Swedish high-tech mineral products company. ... The Swedish iron ore was important to the German war effort during World War two, as Germany had an inadequate domestic supply, and other sources were cut off by the British sea blockade. ...

In 2004, it was decided that the present centre of the municipality (N67°49'48'', E20°25'48'') must be relocated to counter mining related subsidence. The relocation will be made gradually over the coming decade. On January 8, 2007, the new location was decided. Kiruna will gradually move northwest to the foot of the Luossavaara mountain, by the lake of Luossajärvi.^[1] shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi, , gives the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. ... Longitude, sometimes denoted by the Greek letter λ (lambda),[1][2] describes the location of a place on Earth east or west of a north-south line called the Prime Meridian. ... A road destroyed by subsidence and shear. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

In recent years attempts have been made to reduce the area's dependence on mining with initiatives to promote science, R&D and government related activities. Initiatives have included the proposed relocation of the Swedish Space Corporation and the establishment of the Environment and Space Research Institute (Miljö- och rymdforskningsinstitutet); the former was never executed and the latter was essentially only a temporary success. The Swedish space Corporation (SSC), or Rymdbolaget, is a Swedish government owned company. ...

The ESTRACK Kiruna Station of the ESA, the European Space Agency, is located in the municipality. So is Esrange, the European Space and Sounding Rocket Range, as well as an EISCAT station. ESOC network of ground-based space-tracking stations. ... Kiruna Station is an ESTRACK radio antenna station for communication with spacecraft operated by the Swedish Space Corporation. ... This article is about the European Space Agency. ... Esrange, the European Space and Sounding Rocket Range, is a rocket range and research center located outside the town of Kiruna in northern Sweden at 67°5338 N and 21°0625 E. It is a base for atmospheric research with balloons, investigation of the aurora borealis, and rocket... EISCAT is an acronym for the European Incoherent Scatter Scientific Association. ...

In 2007, the Swedish government announced that Kiruna would be the host of Spaceport Sweden [1], signing an agreement with Virgin Galactic [2]. Virgin Galactic is a company within Sir Richard Bransons Virgin Group, which plans to offer sub-orbital spaceflights and later orbital spaceflights to the paying public. ...

Sights

The Ice hotel in Jukkasjärvi

The church in Kiruna

In the village of Jukkasjärvi there is an Ice hotel, a proper hotel wholly built of ice, and reconstructed every year. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2048 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (3072 × 2048 pixel, file size: 1. ... Absolut Icebar in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden (December, 2005). ... Jukkasjärvi is a town in Swedish Lapland in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, northern Sweden. ... Image File history File links Kiruna_kyrka. ... Image File history File links Kiruna_kyrka. ... Jukkasjärvi is a town in Swedish Lapland in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, northern Sweden. ... Absolut Icebar in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden (December, 2005). ...

The church in Kiruna from 1912 is also notable, one of Sweden's largest wooden buildings. The church exterior is built in an Neo Gothic style, while the altar is in Art Nouveau. It has separately been voted Sweden's best looking church and the foremost Swedish pre-1950 construction. Neo-gothic architecture is an American branch of the Gothic revival style that was imported from England in the 1830s. ... Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ...

Twin Cities

• Narvik, Norway

Image File history File links Flag_of_Norway. ... County Nordland District Ofoten Municipality NO-1805 Administrative centre Narvik Mayor (2004) Olav Sigurd Alstad (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 29 2,023 km² 1,905 km² 0. ...

Climate

• [3]

Notes

1. ^ TT. "Klart med Kirunas flytt", Dagens Nyheter, 2007-01-08. Retrieved on 2007-01-08. (in Swedish) 

2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Esrange
• Swedish Institute of Space Physics
• Radiotjänst in Kiruna
• Spaceport Sweden

Esrange, the European Space and Sounding Rocket Range, is a rocket range and research center located outside the town of Kiruna in northern Sweden at 67°5338 N and 21°0625 E. It is a base for atmospheric research with balloons, investigation of the aurora borealis, and rocket... The Swedish Institute of Space Physics or Institutet för rymdfysik (IRF) is a Swedish government agency. ... Radiotjänst i Kiruna is a Swedish PBS, funded by a license fee like BBC, Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR) etc. ... Spaceport Sweden is a company that plans to make Kiruna the primary European Spaceport for personal suborbital spaceflight and space tourism. ...

External links

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Kiruna

• Kiruna - Official site
• Mitt Kiruna - Kiruna city guide with local news, weather forecast, cinemas, TV-guide and current events.
• BBC - Sweden to save sinking town
• Satellite picture by Google Maps
• Det nya Kiruna - (Swedish)

Kiruna is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.

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