Gottne

Gottne
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Coordinates: 63°26′N 18°26′E
Federation	European Union
State	Sweden
County	Västernorrland County
Municipality	Örnsköldsvik Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	0.55 km^2 (0.21 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2015)[1]
• Total	212
• Density	380/km^2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Gottne is a locality situated in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden. It had 218 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

History

Gottne has very old origins, among other things, arrowheads of flint have been found that probably dates back to the Neolithic Times (about 3,000 years before Christ).

Transportation

A few kilometers west of Gottne, there was a railway station along the Main Line Through Upper Norrland, Gottne Station, where a settlement grew. However, this expansion was discontinued when the station was closed down in 1963. The area around the former station is now known as Västra Gottne.

Population

In recent years, Gottne has become a Population declining area (Swedish: Avfolkningsbygd).

Historical population in 5-year intervals, 1980–Present

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	204	—
1990	267	+30.9%
1995	232	−13.1%
2000	240	+3.4%
2005	226	−5.8%
2010	218	−3.5%
2015	212	−2.8%
source[2]		—

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References

1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km^2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
2. "Landareal per tätort, folkmängd och invånare per kvadratkilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2016". Statistiska centralbyrån. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.