Place:Dorotea, Västerbotten, Sweden

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NameDorotea
Alt namesDorotea kommun
Doroteasource: Wikipedia
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates64.283°N 16.5°E
Located inVästerbotten, Sweden
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Dorotea Municipality is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Dorotea.

When the first local government acts were implemented in Sweden in 1863 Dorotea parish was made a rural municipality. In 1974 it was merged into Åsele Municipality. Already in 1980 it was split off, forming a new Dorotea Municipality. It is the third least populated municipality of Sweden.

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