MalÄ
MalÄ | |
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 MalÄ Church in August 2013 | |
  MalÄ Location within VÀsterbotten  MalÄ Location within Sweden | |
| Coordinates: 65°11âČN 18°45âČEï»ż / ï»ż65.183°N 18.750°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Lapland |
| County | VĂ€sterbotten County |
| Municipality | MalÄ Municipality |
| Area | |
 âąÂ Total | 2.61 km2 (1.01 sq mi) |
| Population  (December 31, 2010)[1] | |
 âąÂ Total | 2,050 |
|  âąÂ Density | 785/km2 (2,030/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
|  âąÂ Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
MalÄ (Ume Sami: Målåge, Southern Sami: Maalege) is a locality and the seat of MalÄ Municipality in VÀsterbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 2,050 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
History
[edit]The Swedish name MalÄ comes from the Sami Målåge. The origin is unclear, but the word might derive from "målle," which means blood or sap.[2] A later interpretation is that Målåge refers back to the Swedish name, which was associated with the river (MÄll-Än in 1553). It has been assumed that the river's name comes from the Swedish dialect word "mal," meaning 'sand, gravel, or small stones.[3]
MalÄ is the parish village in MalÄ parish and was part of MalÄ rural municipality after the municipal reform of 1862. On May 30, 1941, the MalÄtrÀsks municipal community was established for the village, which was dissolved on December 31, 1952. Between 1971 and 1974, and since 1983, the village has been part of MalÄ Municipality, where it is the central locality. Between 1974 and 1983, the village was part of Norsjö Municipality.[4]
Sports
[edit]The following sports clubs are located in MalÄ:
See also
[edit]References
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- 1 2 3 "TÀtorternas landareal, folkmÀngd och invÄnare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. December 14, 2011. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2012.
- â Collinder, Björn (1964). Ordbok till Sveriges lapska ortnamn. p. 126.
- â Wahlberg, Mats; SprĂ„k- och folkminnesinstitutet; Uppsala universitet, eds. (2003). Svenskt ortnamnslexikon: utarbetat inom SprĂ„k- och folkminnesinstitutet och Institutionen för nordiska sprĂ„k vid Uppsala universitet. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Uppsala: SprĂ„k- och folkminnesinstitutet. p. 207. ISBN 978-91-7229-020-4.
- â Andersson, Per (1993). Sveriges kommunindelning 1863â1993. ISBNÂ 978-91-87784-05-7.
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