Vännäs Municipality () is a
municipality
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in
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 Bot ...
in northern
Sweden
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. Its
seat
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is located in
Vännäs
Vännäs () is a locality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Vännäs is the seat of Vännäs Municipality and had 4,466 inhabitants in 2018.
The name of the village is known since 1535 (''Wendenäs'', ‘The place where a person walkin ...
.
History
In 1928 the
locality
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Vännäs was detached from the rural municipality with the same name, forming the market town (''
köping
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'') of Vännäs. The two entities were reunited in 1971. In 1974 Bjurholm Municipality was added. A split took place in 1980 when
Bjurholm Municipality
Bjurholm Municipality () is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Bjurholm.
The present municipality has the same territory as the one instituted in 1863, when the municipal system was implemented in ...
was re-established.
Geography
The municipality is located just west of
Umeå Municipality
Umeå Municipality (, sme, Ubmi gielda) is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is Umeå, which is also the county seat of Västerbotten County.
Administration
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, where
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, Umeà ...
is the seat, with about 110,000 inhabitants, and it is part of the Umeå region. This is evident considering that the municipality has 1,500 people
commuting
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''to'' Umeå Municipality and about 400 commuters ''from'' Umeå Municipality. Its neighbouring municipalities
Vindeln Municipality,
Bjurholm Municipality
Bjurholm Municipality () is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Bjurholm.
The present municipality has the same territory as the one instituted in 1863, when the municipal system was implemented in ...
and
Nordmaling Municipality
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History
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only receive a total of about 100 commuters from Vännäs Municipality and Vännäs Municipality receives a total of 200 commuters from them.
Localities
There are two
localities (or urban areas) in Vännäs Municipality:
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The municipal seat in bold
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See also
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Background
After helping found th ...
, tourist route (Norway - Sweden - Finland - Russia)
References
External links
Vännäs Municipality
- Official site
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Municipalities of Västerbotten County