Mellansel () is a

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situated in

Örnsköldsvik Municipality Örnsköldsvik Municipality (, ) is one of Sweden's 290 municipalities, in Västernorrland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is in the town Örnsköldsvik. The present municipality was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of the ''City of Örnsk ...

Västernorrland County Västernorrland County ( sv, Västernorrlands län) is a county (''län'') in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia. The name ''Västernorrland'' means "Western Norrl ...

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with 827 inhabitants in 2010.

History

Mellansel was first discovered by humans in 300 BC however Mellansel did not become a permanent settlement until

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. Mellansel was first mentioned in books in the year 1523.

Transportation

Mellansel became a

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when the railway line from Mellansel to Örnsköldsvik was opened to traffic on 1 November 1892. Since the night train traffic has been transferred to the

Bothnia Line The Bothnia Line ( sv, Botniabanan) is a high-speed railway line in northern Sweden. The long route, from Höga Kusten Airport, where it connects to the Ådalen Line, via Örnsköldsvik to Umeå, was opened in 2010 and trains are allowed to t ...

, no passenger trains have been running through Mellansel station since 2012. Mellansel Airport (

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-code ESUI) is located 4 kilometers south of Mellansel. It opened on 1 July 1973 and no

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operate of it as of 2020.

Industry

The largest industry in Mellansel is Bosch Rexroth AB, which manufactures hydraulic drive systems.

Society

There is a

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and an outdoor swimming pool in the area. Some of the buildings on the college campus were named after Mellansel's cultural history.

Population

In recent years, Mellansel has become a Population declining area ( sv, Avfolkningsbygd).

Gallery

Populated places in Örnsköldsvik Municipality Västernorrland County {{Västernorrland-geo-stub