Klimpfjäll

Klimpfjäll
Klimpfjäll ; Klimhpe el. Klimhpese
	2010 view of Klimpfjäll from Autjoklimpen
	Klimpfjäll Klimpfjäll
	Coordinates: 65°4′N 14°46′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Lapland
County	Västerbotten County
Municipality	Vilhelmina Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	049 km2 (19 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2005)[1]
• Total	132
• Density	271/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Klimpfjäll (Southern Sami language: Klimhpe el. Klimhpese) is a village located in Vilhelmina Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden, about 20 km from the border to Norway and 120 km from Vilhelmina. Until the end of the 1980s, the village was a mining community and the population was well above 500. Following the closing of the mining, it declined to about 100 inhabitants in 2013.

In the village there are several small companies focusing on tourism. During the wintertime many choose to visit Klimpfjäll for snowmobiling, snowboarding, skiing and ice fishing. There is a slalom slope located in the village with various levels of difficulty on the slopes, one for smaller kids and an additional 13 slopes for the more experienced skier.

The village has a hotel and one shop besides from the slalom slope. There are various tracks for snow mobilers and in the summer multiple mountains to climb.

References

"Småorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.

Sources

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[scb-1] "Småorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2012.