Klimpfjäll Explained

Official Name:Klimpfjäll
Other Name:Klimhpe el. Klimhpese
Pushpin Map:Sweden Västerbotten#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Vilhelmina Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Västerbotten County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lapland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0,49
Population As Of:31 December 2005
Population Total:132
Population Density Km2:271
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:65.0667°N 60°W

Klimpfjäll (Southern Sami language: Klimhpe el. Klimhpese) is a village located in Vilhelmina Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden, about 20 km from the border to Norway and 120 km from Vilhelmina. Until the end of the 1980s, the village was a mining community and the population was well above 500. Following the closing of the mining, it declined to about 100 inhabitants in 2013.

In the village there are several small companies focusing on tourism. During the wintertime many choose to visit Klimpfjäll for snowmobiling, snowboarding, skiing and ice fishing. There is a slalom slope located in the village with various levels of difficulty on the slopes, one for smaller kids and an additional 13 slopes for the more experienced skier.

The village has a hotel and one shop besides from the slalom slope. There are various tracks for snow mobilers and in the summer multiple mountains to climb.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Småorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120204063216/http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0811/2005A01/tabell12005.xls . 4 February 2012 . live . 14 April 2012 .