Kurravaara ( se, Gurravárri) is a village 12 km north of
Kiruna in
Kiruna Municipality,
Norrbotten County,
Sweden with 57 inhabitants in 2005.
It is the first (highest upstream) village on the
Torne River
The Torne, also known as the Tornio ( fi, Tornionjoki, sv, Torne älv, , se, Duortneseatnu, fit, Tornionväylä), is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. For approximately half of its length, it defines the border between these two countr ...
near lake
Kallojärvi at 322 meter and is also close to the
Rautas River.
Near the end of the 17th century, copper was found in
Shangeli and a foundry was placed at what was to become Kurravaara.
It is now a popular place for people who want to live close to nature but also close to Kiruna.
[Villages surrounding Kiruna](_blank)
References
Populated places in Kiruna Municipality
Lapland (Sweden)
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