Rutvik Explained

Official Name:Rutvik
Pushpin Map:Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Luleå Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Norrbotten County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Norrbotten
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.74
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:839
Population Density Km2:1137
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:65.675°N 22.0889°W

Rutvik is a locality situated in Luleå Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 839 inhabitants in 2010. The locality consists of four areas. The village of Rutvik, Brännan to north, Flarken in the west and Rutviksreveln to the east.

The village has a history as early as 1339, documented in the testament of the Rutvik local Svenalde. The population has expanded heavily since the 1970s after industrial expansions were made in central Luleå. Before the population boom, farming was the main industry of the village. In recent years there are no active farms, but horse enthusiasts have stables and keep the grasslands open. There are no significant watercourses, except a shallow creek and some smaller lakes in the surrounding forests.

Since 1938, Rutvik also has a sports club which practices football, ice-hockey and cross-country skiing. The village also has its own golf course which attracts people from many parts of the municipality. The village has its own school and daycare, but students from grade 7 and older have to go to the neighbouring village of Gammelstad or to Luleå city.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .