Official Name: | Kurravaara |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Kiruna Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Norrbotten County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Lapland |
Established Date3: | 1700 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.15 |
Population As Of: | 2005-12-31 |
Population Total: | 57 |
Population Density Km2: | 393 |
Elevation M: | 340 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 67.95°N 41°W |
Website: | www.kurravaara.com |
Kurravaara (Northern Sami: Gurravárri) is a village 12 km north of Kiruna in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 57 inhabitants in 2005.
It is the first (highest upstream) village on the Torne River near lake Kallojärvi at 322 meter and is also close to the Rautas River.
Near the end of the 17th century, copper was found in Shangeli and a foundry was placed at what was to become Kurravaara.It is now a popular place for people who want to live close to nature but also close to Kiruna.[2]