Kalix
Sign in to saveKalix (; Kalix dialect: Kôlis , phonemically ; ; ) is a locality and the seat of the Kalix Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The name Kalix is believed to originate from the Sami word Gáláseatnu, or "Kalasätno", meaning "The cold river" the ancient name of the Kalix River. It had 7,299 inhabitants in 2005, out of 17,300 inhabitants in the municipality of Kalix.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kalix
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Kalix_kyrka_view.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kalix Church
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sweden Norrbotten#Sweden
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sweden
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Kalix Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Norrbotten County
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Norrbotten
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 7.57
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 31 December 2010
- Settlement.population_total
- 7,299
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- urban area in Sweden
- Official name
- Kalix
- Country
- Sweden
- Population
- 8226
- Area
- 907
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Kalix River
- Capital of
- Kalix Municipality
- Official website
- www.kalix.se
- Image
- Kalix kyrka view.jpg
- Dialing code
- 0923
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- Commons category
- Kalix
- topic's main category
- Category:Kalix
- P8168
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Kalix Löjrom
- Sites of interest
- History
- Economy
- Sports
- Villages
- References
Kalix (; Kalix dialect: Kôlis , phonemically ; ; ) is a locality and the seat of the Kalix Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden. The name Kalix is believed to originate from the Sami word Gáláseatnu, or "Kalasätno", meaning "The cold river" the ancient name of the Kalix River. It had 7,299 inhabitants in 2005, out of 17,300 inhabitants in the municipality of Kalix.
== Kalix Löjrom ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kalix” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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