Tärendö: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
KolbertBot (talk | contribs) m Bot: HTTP→HTTPS (v485) |
|||
| (10 intermediate revisions by 9 users not shown) | |||
| Line 27: | Line 27: | ||
}} |
}} |
||
'''Tärendö''' is a small [[Urban areas in Sweden|locality]] in [[Norrbotten County]], [[Sweden]] with 208 inhabitants in 2000. It is located at the [[Kalix River]] and the [[River bifurcation|bifurcation]] [[Tärendö River]]. |
'''Tärendö''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈtæ̌rːɛndœ}}, {{langx|fit|Täräntö}} )<ref>{{cite book|url=https://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0030.html|author1=Jöran Sahlgren|author2=Gösta Bergman|title=Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter|language=sv|year=1979|page=26}}</ref> is a small [[Urban areas in Sweden|locality]] in [[Norrbotten County]], [[Sweden]] with 208 inhabitants in 2000. It is located at the [[Kalix River]] and the [[River bifurcation|bifurcation]] [[Tärendö River]]. |
||
The village was probably founded around year 1620. The largest employer today is the saw mill. The nearest airports are [[Pajala Airport]], 28 km away and [[Gällivare Airport]], 101 km away. |
The village was probably founded around year 1620. The largest employer today is the saw mill. The nearest airports are [[Pajala Airport]], 28 km away and [[Gällivare Airport]], 101 km away. |
||
A well known person from Tärendö is the Olympic gold medalist in cross-country skiing [[Charlotte Kalla]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Charlotte Kalla|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4070888/|website=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> There is also a line of [[IKEA]] furniture named after the |
A well known person from Tärendö is the Olympic gold medalist in cross-country skiing [[Charlotte Kalla]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Charlotte Kalla|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4070888/|website=Internet Movie Database|accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref> There is also a line of [[IKEA]] furniture named after the village. |
||
== References == |
== References == |
||
{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
||
{{authority control}} |
|||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tarendo}} |
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tarendo}} |
||
Latest revision as of 10:55, 11 November 2024
Tärendö | |
|---|---|
 | |
  Tärendö  Tärendö | |
| Coordinates: 67°20′N 22°37′E / 67.333°N 22.617°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Norrbotten |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Municipality | Pajala Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2000)[1] | |
• Total | 208 |
| • Density | 527/km2 (1,360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | http://www.tarendo.nu |
Tärendö (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈtæ̌rːɛndœ], Meänkieli: Täräntö )[2] is a small locality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 208 inhabitants in 2000. It is located at the Kalix River and the bifurcation Tärendö River.
The village was probably founded around year 1620. The largest employer today is the saw mill. The nearest airports are Pajala Airport, 28 km away and Gällivare Airport, 101 km away.
A well known person from Tärendö is the Olympic gold medalist in cross-country skiing Charlotte Kalla.[3] There is also a line of IKEA furniture named after the village.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (xls) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 26.
- ^ "Charlotte Kalla". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 8 April 2016.