Vuollerim () (Lule Sami: Vuolleriebme) is a village (''tätort'')situated in
Jokkmokk Municipality,
Norrbotten County
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, in northern
Sweden
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with 623 inhabitants in 2020, declining from 732 inhabitants in 2010.
The name originates from
Lulesamiska ''vuolle'' (lower) and ''riebme'', which describes a place where a river runs quickly, but without rapids (often a calmer place between two sets of rapids).
Vuollerim is located at the confluence of the Lilla and Stora
Lule River
Lule River (, , ''Luleälven'') is a major river in Sweden, rising in northern Sweden and flowing southeast for before reaching the Gulf of Bothnia at Luleå. It is the second largest river by watershed area and length in Norrbotten County (afte ...
s. It is located by national road 97, which leads to
Jokkmokk
Jokkmokk () is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Jokkmokk Municipality in Norrbotten County, provinces of Sweden, province of Lapland, Sweden, Lapland, Sweden, with 2,786 inhabitants in 2010. The Lule Sámi name of the place (compos ...
in the northwest and
Boden in the southeast. The nearest railway station is 18 kilometers away in Murjek on the
Malmbanan.
Vuollerimbopladsen, a prehistoric settlement site three kilometers northwest of the town, bears witness to the fact that the place has been inhabited since the Stone Age. The town became known for its archaeological site when it was discovered in 1983 by researchers from
Umeå University
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. The site has been dated at 6000 years old, but is not visible above ground.
However, an archaeological museum called Vuollerim 6000 has been constructed two kilometers from the site.
The first permanent settlement was built in Vuollerim in 1756, and the site has been permanently populated since then.
Not until the construction of the Porsi hydroelectric power plant in 1956–61, however, would the population increased significantly.
Notable people
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Lars Albin Eriksson
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Zemya Hamilton
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Jakob Hellman
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Jokkmokks-Jokke
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Lars-Göran Nilsson
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Lilian Ryd
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Birgitta Svendén
References
External links
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www.vuollerim.se
Populated places in Jokkmokk Municipality
Lapland (Sweden)
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