Klimpfjäll (
Southern Sami language
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: ''Klimhpe el. Klimhpese'') is a
village
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located in
Vilhelmina Municipality,
Västerbotten County,
Sweden
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, about 20 km from the
border
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to
Norway
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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.
Climate
References
Sources
Eniro MapsInformation about population and area on Statistiska centralbyrån's websiteKlimpfjällsgården (Klimpfjäll Farm)'s websiteNorgefarargården's websiteklimpfjall.se
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Populated places in Västerbotten County