Ã…lidhem is a residential area in
Umeå
Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County.
Situated on the Ume River, U ...
,
Sweden.
About 9,000 people live in Ã…lidhem,
which is located about 3 km outside the city centre. It was built between 1966 and 1973 as a part of the
Million Programme
The Million Programme ( sv, Miljonprogrammet) was an ambitious public housing program implemented in Sweden between 1965 and 1974 by the governing Swedish Social Democratic Party to ensure the availability of affordable, high quality housing t ...
and, because of the proximity to the
Umeå University
Umeå University ( sv, Umeå universitet; Ume Sami: ) is a public research university located in Umeå, in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders.
As of 2 ...
campus, many of the buildings are
student residences.
Image gallery
Ålidhem, Historiegränd, februari, 2000.JPG, Historiegränd (Swedish: "History Alley") in Ålidhem
Gamla Ã…lidhemskolan.JPG, School
Geografigränd 2 (under construction).JPG, Apartment building on 2 Geografigränd, under construction
References
External links
Five events that shaped ÅlidhemÅlidhemat Umeå Municipality
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Umeå
Student quarters