Gardsjönäs is a small 200-year-old village with a population of 9. The village is located within the
Storuman Municipality
Storuman Municipality (; sma, Luspie tjïelte; sju, Lusspie kommuvnna) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Storuman.
The parish Stensele was created as late as 1822. It was, together with the par ...
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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 Bo ...
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Sweden.
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name is Gardejaur, meaning Fence-lake-
Headland (Gard-sjö-näs in Swedish).
The village is located on high ground near a large lake, the Gardsjönäs lake, making it a quite popular place during the Swedish winter holidays, tourist and hunting seasons. The locals enjoy a wildlife untouched by man without being too far away from more urban settlements. The village is easily reached thanks to the close proximity of
European route E12
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Populated places in Västerbotten County