Its seat is located in Lycksele. The municipality traces its history to Lycksele parishwhich was in effect during the 19th century with very similar borders and size 5, km². The whole rural municipality Lycksele became a market town köping in and city in In it was amalgamated with Örträsk Municipality.
Generally the northern municipalities, already sparsely populated, have population decreases, but various supporting projects also exist. For instance, a campus of Umeå University is situated here. There are two localities or urban areas in Lycksele Municipality: [3].
The municipal seat in bold. There is an airport just south of Lycksele, from which one can reach Stockholm in about 80 minutes. Previously, the railroad between Umeå and Storuman was the main means of transportation, but its significance has diminished and passenger traffic was discontinued.
There are now daily buses to towns like Umeå, Storuman and Tärnaby. In Augustpassenger train services between Lycksele and Umeå were re-established. Lycksele Municipality has three sister cities :. Contents move to sidebar hide. Article Talk.
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