Dorotea Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

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 in Västerbotten County

Västerbotten County

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 in northern Sweden

Sweden

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. Its seat

Administrative centre

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 is located in Dorotea

Dorotea

Dorotea is a locality and the seat of Dorotea Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with 1,571 inhabitants in 2005...

.

When the first local government acts were implemented in Sweden in 1863 Dorotea parish

Parish

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 was made a rural municipality. In 1974 it was merged into Åsele Municipality

Åsele Municipality

Åsele Municipality is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Åsele.-History:The first Swedish settlement in Åsele Municipality was in Gafsele south of Åsele. The settlers were Nils Andersson and his wife Brita...

. Already in 1980 it was split off, forming a new Dorotea Municipality. It is the third least populated municipality of Sweden.

Locality

There is only one locality

Urban areas in Sweden

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 (or urban area) in Dorotea Municipality:

#	Locality	Population
1	Dorotea Dorotea Dorotea is a locality and the seat of Dorotea Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden, with 1,571 inhabitants in 2005...	1,571

Industry

Amongst the industries in the municipality is one of the biggest caravan

Travel trailer

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 manufacturers in Scandinavia

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, Polarvagnen, now known as SoliferPolar as it has merged with another company. Other known industries and companies are Dorocell, Svenska Tält and S-Karosser.

In more recent years, several IT

Information technology

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-companies have also moved to the municipality. In early 2000 the company Spray was located here but then moved to Sollefteå

Sollefteå

Sollefteå is a locality and the seat of Sollefteå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 8,530 inhabitants in 2005.The earliest written account on Sollefteå is found in a script dating back to 1270. During this time the name of the village was given as De Solatum - a name that can be...

. The large house which held the support department and other personnel was later taken over by Datakompisen.

External links

• Dorotea Municipality - Official site
• Tourist office