Arjeplog

Arjeplog
Arjeplog Church
Arjeplog Church
Coat of arms of Arjeplog
Coat of arms
Arjeplog is located in Norrbotten
Arjeplog
Arjeplog
Arjeplog is located in Sweden
Arjeplog
Arjeplog
Coordinates: 66°03′N 17°53′E / 66.050°N 17.883°E / 66.050; 17.883
CountrySweden
ProvinceLapland
CountyNorrbotten County
MunicipalityArjeplog Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.29 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total
1,977
 • Density863/km2 (2,240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Arjeplog (Swedish: [ˈǎrːjɛplʊɡ];[2] Pite Sami: Árjepluovve) is a locality and the seat of Arjeplog Municipality in Norrbotten County, province of Lapland, Sweden with 1,977 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

It is a popular winter test site for the Asian and European car industries and featured on an episode of the British TV show Top Gear.

Arjeplog has in the past offered families 100,000 kronor, or individuals 25,000 kronor to move to the town.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 4.
  3. ^ "Swedish town: 'Go north and claim your reward'". Thelocal.se. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Foreigners tempted by Swedish town's cash incentive". Thelocal.se. Retrieved 29 December 2014.