Vittangi
Located in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County Coordinates: 67°40′33″ N 21°38′54″ E
- Population
- 1,987
- 2K
- Elevation
- 252 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
About Vittangi
Vittangi is a municipality. Location: Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County. Population: 1,987. Elevation: 252 m.
Vittangi (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvɪ̌tːaŋɡɪ]; Meänkieli: Vittanki; Northern Sámi: Vazáš) is a locality situated in Kiruna Municipality, Norrbotten County, Sweden with 784 inhabitants in 2010. The village of Vittangi was founded in 1674 by Henrik Mickelsson Kyrö from Pello. The locality is very notable because it houses a cluster of people exhibiting congenital insensitivity to pain. In February 1985, Vittangi recorded the coldest month ever in Scandinavia, with a mean of −27.2 °C.
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At a glance
- Area
- 1.7 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 3 of 18 places in Kiruna Municipality by population
- Nearest larger town: Jukkasjärvi, 47 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources