Burträsk

Burträsk

Burträsk in 1949
Burträsk
Coordinates: 64°31′N 20°39′E / 64.517°N 20.650°E / 64.517; 20.650Coordinates: 64°31′N 20°39′E / 64.517°N 20.650°E / 64.517; 20.650
Country Sweden
Province Västerbotten
County Västerbotten County
Municipality Skellefteå Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 1.84 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 1,575
  Density 854/km2 (2,210/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Burträsk is a locality situated in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 1,575 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is notable as the only place where Västerbotten cheese is made.[2]


Burträsk Court District, or Burträsks tingslag, was a district of Västerbotten in Sweden. The provinces in Norrland were never divided into hundreds and instead the court district (tingslag) served as the basic division of rural areas.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. "The Swedish cheese that can’t be moved". BBC Travel. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.


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