Dorotea Municipality (; sma, Kraapohken tjïelte) is a

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Västerbotten County Västerbotten County ( sv, Västerbottens län) is a county or ''län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bot ...

in northern

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. Its

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is located in

Dorotea Dorotea ( Southern Sami: ''Kraapohke'') is a locality and the seat of Dorotea Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden, with 1,543 inhabitants in 2010. European route E45 and the Inland Line both pass through Dorotea. ...

. When the first local government acts were implemented in Sweden in 1863 Dorotea

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was made a rural municipality. In 1974 it was merged into

Åsele Municipality Åsele Municipality () is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Åsele. It is located in the southernmost fringe of Lapland. History The first Swedish settlement in Åsele Municipality (it ...

. Already in 1980 it was split off, forming a new Dorotea Municipality. It is the third least populated municipality of Sweden.

Locality

There is only one

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(or urban area) in Dorotea Municipality:Statistics Sweden as of December 31, 2005
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Economy

Amongst the industries in the municipality is one of the biggest

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manufacturers in

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, ''Polarvagnen'', now known as ''SoliferPolar'' as it has merged with Solifer. Other known industries and companies are ''Dorocell'', ''Svenska Tält'' and ''S-Karosser''. In more recent years, several IT-companies have also moved to the municipality. In early 2000 the company ''Spray'' was located here but then moved to

Sollefteå Sollefteå () is a locality and the seat of Sollefteå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 8,562 inhabitants in 2010. The earliest written account on Sollefteå is found in a script dating back to 1270. During this time the name o ...

. The large house which held the support department and other personnel was later taken over by ''Datakompisen''.

Twinnings

Haljala Parish Haljala Parish ( et, Haljala vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 4297 (2021) and an area of 549 km². Populated places Small borough Haljala - Võsu Villages Aaspere - Aasu - Aasume ...

, Estonia ''(since 1994)''

References

External links

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Dorotea Municipality
- Official site
Tourist office
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