Konstvägen sju älvar is a tourist and sculpture route in
Västerbotten
Västerbotten (), known in English as West Bothnia or Westrobothnia, is a province (''landskap'') in the north of Sweden, bordering Ångermanland, Lapland, North Bothnia, and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is known for the cheese named after the pro ...
in North Sweden that travels 350 kilometers in from the coast.
Description
Seven Rivers Art goes from Umeå port in
Holmsund
Holmsund is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 5,489 inhabitants in 2010. It is located 18 km south of the city of Umeå and serves as a port for Umeå.
Position
Holmsund lies at the mouth of the Um ...
at the
Gulf of Bothnia
The Gulf of Bothnia (; fi, Pohjanlahti; sv, Bottniska viken) is divided into the Bothnian Bay and Bothnian Sea, and it is the northernmost arm of the Baltic Sea, between Finland's west coast ( East Bothnia) and the Sweden's east coast ( We ...
in Västerbotten to Borgafjäll in Lapland through
Umeå
Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County.
Situated on the Ume River, Um ...
and Dorotea. The art route follows the
E12,
highway 92 and County Road 1052. Since 1997, thirteen artworks have been erected along this road. The art route is 350 kilometers long and crosses seven rivers namely the
Vindelälven,
Umeälven,
Öreälven,
Lögdeälven,
Gideälven,
Ångermanälven and Saxälven. The art project is managed by the non government organisation ''Konstvägen Seven Rivers'' with the support of the five effected municipalities.
Sculptures
* '' Location North 63 degrees 40.8 minutes east 20 degrees 20.6 minutes '' by Mats Caldeborg, galvanized steel, Umeå port
* ''8 11'' av Fredrik Wretman, 1998, Baggböle
*''Hägring'' av Kent Karlsson, 1999, mitt emellan Vännäs och
Bjurholm
*''Eldsoffa'' by
Ulf Rollof , brick, west of the intersection E12/Riksväg 92, at the eastern entrance to the Vännäsvägen
*''Mirage'' by Kent Karlsson , 1999, between Vännäsvägen and
Bjurholm
*''Oh you lovely country'' by Mattias Baudin and Linda Baudin, 2011, Balsjö , 5 km west of Bjurholm
*''Vägabstraktion'' by Jacob Dahlgren, 2011, at Lögdeälven, 23 km west of Bjurholm
*''Poem imaginary river'' of Sigurdur Gudmundsson, bronze, in the reservoir Skinnmuddselet in Gideälven, 6 kilometers west of
Fredrika
*''A charged space'' by Michael Richter, on a bog 7 km west of
Åsele and just west of the village Hammar
*''Heaven'' Peace of Solfrid Mortensen, concrete, on a hill, 55 kilometers west of
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.
...
and 5 kilometers west of the village of Highland
*''Light Phenomenon'' by Olov Tällström, piles and headlights, slope at Little-Arksjön, 62 km west of Dorotea and 1.5 kilometers west of the village Storbäck
*''Nybyggarkvinnan'' by Anne-Karin Furunes, 2003, former summer pasture area at the village Varpsjö, 32 km west of
Åsele , marble, 2004, at the shop in the village Ormsjö , 30 kilometers west of Dorothea, is created in memory of the 14 log floaters who drowned at the so called Ormsjöolyckan in 1936.
References
Printed sources
* The Journal Vasterbotten 99-1. The article "Moving History"
External links
Konstvägen seven rivers website
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Public art in Umeå