Tjautjas (sometimes called Čavččas or Tjautjasjaure) is a
locality
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situated in
Gällivare Municipality
Gällivare Municipality ( sv, Gällivare kommun, fi, Jällivaaran kunta, no, Gällivare kommune, se, Jiellevárri gielda or ''Váhčira gielda'') is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is Gällivare. The municip ...
,
Norrbotten County,
Sweden
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with 234 inhabitants in 2010.
Tjautjas is located 20 kilometers north-east of
Koskullskulle
Koskullskulle is a locality situated in Gällivare Municipality
Gällivare Municipality ( sv, Gällivare kommun, fi, Jällivaaran kunta, no, Gällivare kommune, se, Jiellevárri gielda or ''Váhčira gielda'') is a municipality in Norrbotten ...
and can only be reached through that village.
Tjautjas hosts an annual festival each year in August called
Flottkalaset, a music and cultural event featuring folk musicians from all over Sweden along with other types of performers such as acrobats, jugglers, and clowns.
References
Populated places in Gällivare Municipality
Lapland (Sweden)
Populated places in Arctic Sweden
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