Sorsele

Sorsele (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈsɔ̌ʂːɛlɛ] (listen);[2] Southern Sami: Suarsa; Ume Sami: Suorssá) is a locality and the seat of Sorsele Municipality in Västerbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 1,277 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Sorsele is also the nearest town to the ski resort Nalovardo. It is known for containing a portion of the Vindelfjällen Nature Reserve, one of the largest nature reserves in Sweden.

Sorsele
Sorsele Church in August 2008
Sorsele
Sorsele
Coordinates: 65°32′N 17°32′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceLapland
CountyVästerbotten County
MunicipalitySorsele Municipality
Area
 • Total1.82 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total1,277
 • Density701/km2 (1,820/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Mercedes-Benz operate winter driving events on a series of Hermann Tilke-designed snow/ice courses in the area.[3][4]

Twin towns
gollark: *continues preferring silvers*
gollark: I've already collected most of the dragons I like, so I've got basically no clue what to do.
gollark: To the hub!
gollark: It is called boycotting, yes.
gollark: Nothing but wants and haves.

References
  1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 22.
  3. "Advanced Experience Sweden". mercedes-benz.com. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. "Mercedes-Benz Driving Events Sorsele, Sweden". www.tilke.de. Tilke Engineers & Architects. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. "Ystäväkuntalista" (PDF) (in Finnish). Pohjola-Norden. Retrieved 7 May 2012.



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