Överkalix
Encyclopedia
Överkalix is a locality
and the seat of Överkalix Municipality
in Norrbotten County
, Sweden
with 946 inhabitants in 2005.
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
and the seat of Överkalix Municipality
Överkalix Municipality
Överkalix Municipality is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Överkalix.In 1870 a part of old Överkalix Municipality was detached from it, forming a municipality called Korpilombolo...
in Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. It borders Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast. It also borders the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast.The name...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
with 946 inhabitants in 2005.
Buildings and Structures
- 330 metres tall guyed mast for FM-/TV-broadcasting at 66°18'5" N, 22°51'13" E