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Discover Storsien in Sweden
Storsien in the region of Norrbotten is a town located in Sweden - some 489 mi or ( 787 km ) North of Stockholm , the country's capital .
Local time in Storsien is now 02:15 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Stockholm " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Vitvattnet, Rian, Pajala, Mjotrask, and Mjotrask. When in this area, you might want to check out Vitvattnet . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Storsien ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Storsien
Storsien is a small village in Kalix Municipality in northern Sweden. It is best known for the internment camp located there where about 300–370 communists and pacifists were held during the winter of 1939–1940. The village was founded in 1798 and grew to its maximum size at the end of the 1940s with about 80 inhabitants. Today it consists of thirteen farms with a total of about twenty-five people. Mail service, with one delivery per week, was started in early 1900.
Located at 66.03 23.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Kalix Municipality
Kalix Municipality is a municipality in Norrbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Kalix. In 1924 Töre Municipality was detached from Nederkalix Municipality, forming a municipality of its own. In 1967 the two units were reunified, and the present municipality was created.
Located at 65.85 23.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
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