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	Kiruna, Sweden
		Kiruna Municipality is a Municipality in northernmost Sweden where the city Kiruna is seat of government.
		Kiruna is the northernmost municipality in Sweden, and geographically it is as large as the three southernmost counties of Scania, Blekinge and Halland grouped together.
		Iron ore is extracted in Kiruna and Malmberget, and brought by rail to the harbours of Luleå and Narvik.
	www.creekin.net /c6758-n177-kiruna-sweden.html (316 words)

	Swedish Winter Test Region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kiruna is a place of contrasts, where the summer sun shines for almost two months at a stretch without setting, while the polar night lowers its dark blue cover across the area for the last three weeks in December.
		Kiruna is constructed like a "model community" based on ideas developed in the United Kingdom and it has become one of the larger Scandinavian social projects over the years.
		Kiruna's singular nature has long interested researchers, but it was only when the Malmbanan railway line was built that the area became easy to reach for field personnel from universities in southern Sweden.
	www.swtr.se /kiruna_eng.htm (1166 words)

	Kiruna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kiruna is today the second largest municipality in the world by area, roughly 20 000 km² after Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia, 42 904 km².
		In 2004, it was decided that the present centre of the municipality (N67°49'48'', E20°25'48'') must be relocated to counter mining related subsidence.
		Kiruna is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kiruna (588 words)

	Kiruna kommun
		Kiruna was built as a ”model society” in line with ideals that had evolved in Great Britain, and it became one of the biggest Scandinavian social projects of all time.
		At one time, the geography books had Kiruna as the world’s biggest town, but a reform in the 1970s abolished the term town in Sweden and Kiruna is now a municipality.
		The area is vast and since 85% of the municipality’s population live in Kiruna community, it is extremely sparsely populated.
	www.kommun.kiruna.se /web2/ny_web/eng_Ny/coldfacts.html (372 words)

	In English - Statistik från SCB
		Nine out of the ten municipalities with the highest share of arable land are situated in the county of Skåne.
		The municipalities with the largest areas of forest are situated in the north of Sweden.
		The largest municipality is Kiruna with an area of almost 2,1 million hectares.
	www.scb.se /templates/Publikation____106296.asp (464 words)

	Kiruna
		Around 9% of the population of Kiruna are Laps.
		Thus we in Kiruna are active both in the underground (the mine) and in the space (Esrange)!
		Kiruna, the northernmost town and municipality of the Kingdom of Sweden, is in itself very colourful and welcomes you on a visit.
	www.kiruna.se /~jsll/KRAenglish.html (355 words)

	KIRUNA – Sweden’s door to the universe - SWEDEN.SE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The city of Kiruna was founded some 100 years ago by geologist Hjalmar Lundbohm, the first director of the LKAB mine, whose vision was to build a model city, where mine and city would be located apart yet close to each other.
		When iron ore began to be mined in Kiruna during the late 19th century, the ore was accessible by merely removing layers of soil and rock, but over time it became necessary to follow the huge ore body deeper and deeper underground.
		Kiruna Church, inaugurated in 1912, is among buildings in danger due to settlement of the ground above the iron mine.
	www.sweden.se /templates/cs/Print_Article____12864.aspx (936 words)

	Kiruna - one of the largest municipalities in the world
		Kiruna is actually one of the biggest municipalities in the world sizewise.
		Of course Kiruna's biggest thing is the mine, because without it there would be no Kiruna at all.
		The former was designated the most beautiful official building in Sweden in 1964, and the latter the most beautiful building in Sweden in 2001.
	www.odeblom.de /norrbotten/kiruna.shtml (168 words)

	The History of Mining and Inroads in Sámiland and Their Effect on the Sámi
		Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden and lies in the Arctic Circle.
		A Swede, Hjalmar Lundbohm, is regarded as the founder of Kiruna.
		Early ore diggers forced the Sámi to transport ore to the coast using their draft reindeer and sleds, but this method was horribly inefficient and costly in terms of reindeer health and lives.
	www.utexas.edu /courses/sami/dieda/hist/mining.htm (3473 words)

	Kiruna - Luftfartsverket
		Kiruna Airport is situated in the very north of Sweden, far north of the Arctic circle.
		19 airports from Kiruna in the north to Sturup in the south.
		Kiruna is Sweden's most northerly municipality and its largest in area.
	www.lfv.se /templates/LFV_AirportStartPage____2187.aspx (236 words)

	Comprehensive information and links about Sweden Kiruna
		Initiatives have included the proposed relocation of the Swedish Space Corporation and the establishment of the Environment and Space Research Institute (MiljÃ¶ och Rymdforskning institutet); the former was never executed and the latter was essentially only a temporary success.
		The main Satellite Ground Station of ESA, the European Space Agency, is located in the municipality.
		The church in Kiruna from 1907 is also notable, one of Sweden's largest wooden buildings, built in an Art Nouveau ; it has separately been voted Sweden's best looking church and the foremost Swedish pre-1950 construction.
	www.quicknation.com /Sweden_Kiruna.htm (510 words)

	Kiruna Lappland
		In Kiruna you can experience the midnight sun from May 30 to July 14.
		Kouksu and Lainio are probably the oldest villages in Kiruna municipality.
		Kiruna municipality is in the county of Norrbotten and the Province of Lappland.
	www.lappland.se /scripts/gb/fakta_fragor.asp (381 words)

	Stockholm - Kiruna - Stockholm / December 2005. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The plane is stuck and cannot move because of the ice and the snow so we have to wait for a truck before we can finally roll to the terminal (well, let's call that a parking instead).
		We visit the church and have an interested look at Systembolaget (shops owned by the swedish state and which are allowed to sell alcohol) especially for the upcoming sauna.
		Kiruna is today the second largest municipality in the world by area, roughly 20 000 km²; after Mount Isa, Queensland, Australia, 42 904 km²;.
	www.photochope.free.fr /trips (536 words)

	Kiruna travel guide - The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and what to see - World66 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Located in the very north of Sweden, the municipality of Kiruna is the largest in area (half the size of Switzerland) but with only 25,000 inhabitants it's not very densely populated.
		Most of the people live in the town of Kiruna, set at the foot of mount Kebnekaise, Sweden's highest mountain at 2,117 metres above sea level.
		There are more than 6,000 lakes in Kiruna and seven rivers run through the municipality.
	www.europeonvacation.com /europe/sweden/kiruna.html (110 words)

	(GCGPNK) Kiruna (The Church) by Blue_SE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kiruna is a place of contrasts, where the summer sun shines for almost two full months without setting, while the polar night lowers its dark blue blanket over the area for the last three weeks of December.
		LKAB excavates iron ore one kilometre down inside the mountain, while the work area of the space scientists reaches right up to the sun.
		Kiruna Municipality is the northernmost municipality in Sweden and the largest by area.
	www.geocaching.com /seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GCGPNK (604 words)

	Car Hire Kiruna. Discounts Kiruna Car Rentals Companies
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	www.beneluxcar.com /car-rentals/sweden/kiruna (242 words)

	Events in Kiruna, Sweden, Snowmobile tours, Moose Safari, Dogsled, Ice Sculpture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The whole municipality has 26,000 inhabitants, of whom 80% live in the town of Kiruna.
		The Kiruna Snow Festival is the largest winter carnival in Northern Europe.
		Visit the ”Winterland” in the centre of Kiruna where local specialities like bear steak and reindeer kebab are served in a genuine Swedish Winter atmosphere.
	www.jellyandcustard.co.uk /events/overseas-events/kiruna.php (351 words)

	Pre-studie of windenergyzone round Kiruna Centrals neararea- a project work
		This study was performed by request from Kiruna municipality's city architect officein response to a plan to upgrade the municipality's overview plan.This study is a step in that process.The study has four parts.
		Laevas Lappish society proposes establishing a site on the mountain Kirunavaara since they think it is the only place in the area that not will have an effect on their reindeer commerce.
		A brief description of the economical aspects of developing windpower, such as costs for establishing a plant and a wind energy park, is included.
	www.emg.umu.se /samarbeta/D20/MH99-23.htm (333 words)

	Climate Impacts Research Centre
		The Climate Impact Research Centre (CIRC) was started in 1996 with funding from EU structural funds (goal 6).
		CIRC became a part of Umeå University in 2001 with its activities located in Kiruna municipality.
		The research is focused on limnology, paleoecology and terrestrial ecology, and is intended to contribute to our understanding of the relationship between climate and the subarctic environment.
	www.emg.umu.se /CIRC/presentation_eng.html (157 words)

	Kiruna travel guide
		Kiruna travel guide - The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and what to see
		Most of the people live in the mining town of Kiruna, set not far from Mount Kebnekaise, Sweden's highest mountain at 2,117 metres above sea level.
		Additional travel guides are available in ten languages at wikitravel.org.
	www.world66.com /europe/sweden/kiruna (129 words)

	Lap(p)land
		Ishotellet modell vintern 1999-2000 i Jukkasjärvi, Kiruna kommun.
		Lapporten sedd från Björkliden, Kiruna kommun ('Lapp-porten' seen from Björkliden, the municipality of Kiruna.)
		Bedårande vy från ett fjäll i centrala Kiruna.
	www.jra.nu /FPWeb/lap(p)land.htm (160 words)

	Kiruna Flyg AB/Hunting rules
		Hunting licences for a specific area cannot be purchased without showing this together with valid identification.
		When flying out to the mountains to hunt, carry the gun licence and, if you are domiciled in another country, any importation documents stamped by customs.
		* On State land above the cultivation line in the Municipalities of Kiruna and Gällivare there are catch limits for ptarmigans, fl grouse and wood grouse.
	www.kirunaflyg.se /eng/kirunaflyg/jaktregler.html (318 words)

	It is close to real winter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kiruna may seem to be far away, but there are good possibilities for transport.Take the aeroplane from Arlanda and land on Kiruna Airport 90 minutes later, or why not sleep on the night train, which will take you through the country up to Kiruna
		With SAS you can fly from Stockholm to Kiruna in 90 minutes.
		To explore such a big municipality as Kiruna may take some time.
	www.kirunawinter.com /engelska/resande.html (203 words)

	Berge: Am Njulla (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The flora of the gorge and the mountains.
		Visiting Abisko: The national park is easy to reach by train or car from Kiruna or Narvik.
		At Abisko there are hotels ond cottages, as well as nature centre with an exhibit on on the park's natural history.
	www.fotocommunity.de /pc/pc/channel/7/extra/new/display/6963122 (203 words)

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		For the sake of greater comparability, rating systems have been introduced, with the one to five stars classification being most common.
		Most of the people live in the town of Kiruna, set not far from Mount Kebnekaise, Sweden's highest mountain at 2,117 metres above sea level.
	www.carrental4all.com /en/car-rentals-in-kiruna-1366.htm (303 words)

	Maps of municipalities of Sweden - Wikimedia Commons
		Maps of municipalities of Sweden - Wikimedia Commons
		The page name states "Make your own map".
		Municipality borders of Sweden with names and codes from SCB 2005.pdf
	commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/Municipalities_of_Sweden (36 words)

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