Where the river meets the sea - Kalix
Where the river meets the sea - Kalix
Where the river meets the sea - Kalix
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www.swedishlapland.com<br />
a b o u t k a l i x<br />
Arctic Circle<br />
Kebnekaise<br />
Kiruna<br />
Latitude: N 65 51.<br />
Longitude: E 23 08.<br />
<strong>Kalix</strong> <strong>river</strong><br />
Stockholm<br />
Luleå<br />
<strong>Kalix</strong><br />
Kemi<br />
Population: 17 373 (June 30, 2007).<br />
<strong>Kalix</strong> is first mentioned as a parish in 1482. The beautiful medieval church,<br />
consecrated in 1472, was already here. There are 792 skerries in <strong>the</strong> archipelago.<br />
<strong>Kalix</strong> Municipality has 391 kilometers of coastline. <strong>Kalix</strong> River is a national <strong>river</strong><br />
and has its own celebration day every August.<br />
The waters around <strong>Kalix</strong> produce 60 tons of genuine <strong>Kalix</strong> whitefish caviar every<br />
autumn. At <strong>the</strong> pike fishing festivals in June, 1,800 kilos of pike are caught in six hours.<br />
On <strong>Kalix</strong> Day, we serve <strong>the</strong> world’s longest klådda, a traditional regional bread.<br />
t h e s u n i n k a l i x<br />
sunrise<br />
sunset<br />
Mid summer ......................... 01:00 .........................23:57<br />
Mid vinter............................... 09:49 .........................13:02<br />
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Paris<br />
<strong>Kalix</strong> Visitor information center, Phone +46 923 129 79, www.kalix.se, turistinfo@kalix.se
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