Stensele
Place in Lapland, Sweden
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Stensele (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈstěːnsɛlɛ])[2] is a locality situated in Storuman Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden, with 546 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It lies not far from the municipal seat of Storuman itself. The town boasts Sweden's largest wooden church.
Stensele | |
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Stensele Church | |
  Stensele  Stensele | |
| Coordinates: 65°03′59″N 17°09′21″E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Lapland |
| County | Västerbotten County |
| Municipality | Storuman Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.25 km2 (0.48 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 546 |
| • Density | 437/km2 (1,130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
History
Stensele is a parish village within the Stensele parish district and was included in the Stensele rural municipality following the municipal reform of 1862. A municipal community for the locality, Stensele municipal community, was established on April 30, 1937, and was dissolved at the end of 1964. Since 1971, the locality has been part of the Storuman Municipality.[3]
Climate
| Climate data for Stensele, 1961–1990 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −8.7 (16.3) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.0 (39.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.9 (62.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.8 (9.0) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.4 (0.7) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−9.1 (15.6) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34 (1.3) |
25 (1.0) |
28 (1.1) |
26 (1.0) |
36 (1.4) |
54 (2.1) |
88 (3.5) |
65 (2.6) |
55 (2.2) |
42 (1.7) |
41 (1.6) |
35 (1.4) |
529 (20.9) |
| Source: Hong Kong Observatory.[4] | |||||||||||||
