Kurravaara
Encyclopedia
Kurravaara is village 12km north of Kiruna
in Kiruna Municipality
, Norrbotten County
, Sweden
with 57 inhabitants in 2005.
It is the first (highest upstream) village at the Torne River
at 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.
Kiruna
Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is the seat of Kiruna Municipality Kiruna (Northern Sami: Giron, Finnish: Kiiruna) is the northernmost city in Sweden, situated in Lapland province, with 18,154 inhabitants in 2005. It is...
in Kiruna Municipality
Kiruna Municipality
Kiruna Municipality is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in Kiruna...
, 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 57 inhabitants in 2005.
It is the first (highest upstream) village at the Torne River
Torne River
The Torne River , is a river in northern Sweden and Finland. Approximately half of the river's length is a part of the border between these two countries. It rises at Lake Torne near the border with Norway and flows generally southeast for a distance of into the Gulf of Bothnia...
at Kallojärvi at 322 meter and is also close to the Rautas River
Rautas River
The Rautas River is an early contributary to the Torne River in Swedish Lapland.It originates in Rautasjaure in the mountains of northwestern Lapland, at an elevation of 560 m above mean sea level.A footpath leads to Rautasjaure from Rensjön.In winter the lake can be reached by snowmobile.From...
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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.