Övertorneå
Located in Övertorneå Municipality, Norrbotten County Coordinates: 66°23′16″ N 23°39′15″ E
- Population
- 1,906
- 1.9K
- Elevation
- 54 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Stockholm · UTC+01:00
About Övertorneå
Övertorneå is a city. Location: Övertorneå Municipality, Norrbotten County. Population: 1,906. Elevation: 54 m.
Övertorneå (Meänkieli: Matarengi; Finnish: Matarenki) is a locality and the seat of Övertorneå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,917 inhabitants in 2010. It is located at the shore of the Torne River, opposite to their Finnish twin town Ylitornio. Övertorneå means "Upper Torneå", based on a division of the Torneå parish in two parts in the 16th century. Until the border between Sweden and Finland was drawn at the Torne River in 1809, the two villages on both sides of the river were one.
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At a glance
- Area
- 2.6 km²
Source: Wikidata
In comparison
- No. 2 of 15 places in Övertorneå Municipality by population
- Nearest larger town: Övertorneå, 0 km NE
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Karjusaari Island, Norrbotten County6.3 km S
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Lasseholmen Island, Norrbotten County23 km W
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources