Summary
Mellansel (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmɛ̂lːanˌseːl])[2] is a locality situated in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 827 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Mellansel | |
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 Mellansel Railway Station | |
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| Coordinates: 63°26′N 18°19′E / 63.433°N 18.317°E | |
| Federation |  European Union |
| State |  Sweden |
| County | Västernorrland County |
| Municipality | Örnsköldsvik Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 782 |
| • Density | 335/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History edit
Mellansel was first discovered by humans in 300 BC however Mellansel did not become a permanent settlement until the middle ages. Mellansel was first mentioned in books in the year 1523.[3]
Transportation edit
Mellansel became a railway junction when the railway line from Mellansel to Örnsköldsvik was opened to traffic on 1 November 1892. Since the night train traffic has been transferred to the Bothnia Line, no passenger trains have been running through Mellansel station since 2012.
Mellansel Airport (ICAO-code ESUI) is located 4 kilometers south of Mellansel. It opened on 1 July 1973 and no commercial flights operate of it as of 2020.
Industry edit
The largest industry in Mellansel is Bosch Rexroth AB, which manufactures hydraulic drive systems.
Society edit
There is a college and an outdoor swimming pool in the area. Some of the buildings on the college campus were named after Mellansel's cultural history.
Population edit
In recent years, Mellansel has become a Population declining area (Swedish: Avfolkningsbygd).
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1960 | 745 | — |
| 1965 | 716 | −3.9% |
| 1970 | 1,323 | +84.8% |
| 1975 | 1,328 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1,353 | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 1,178 | −12.9% |
| 1995 | 1,038 | −11.9% |
| 2000 | 900 | −13.3% |
| 2005 | 823 | −8.6% |
| 2010 | 827 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 825 | −0.2% |
| 2018 | 782 | −5.2% |
| source[4] | — |
Gallery edit
- Town And Train Station
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- Bosch Rexroth Factory
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References edit
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 17.
- ^ "Mellansels folkhögskola | Norrländsk natur + studiero = förutsättningar för goda studieresultat och trivsel!" (in Swedish). Mellansel College. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Landareal per tätort, folkmängd och invånare per kvadratkilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2016". Statistiska centralbyrån. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.