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by the fact that people were throwing furniture, household items, and other objects out of the houses, which then caught fire and helped spread the flames. In the battle against this inferno, only three small fire pumps were available. By five in the afternoon, it was determined that over 50 buildings south of
Storgatan had burned to the ground. The investigation concluded that the fire was caused by a defective chimney wall.
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a serious fire ravaged the area, destroying more than half of the church town. The fire started on the morning of
September 5 1921 in one of the cottages south of Storgatan. The flames quickly caught hold of the old timber walls and spread rapidly from house to house. The fire was further accelerated
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with a permanent preacher, as the church in Åsele was too far away. Daniel
Danielsson's homestead was deemed suitable as a residence for the preacher. Danielsson was offered to take over half of the Torvsele settlement in Åsele, which was held by the pastor and schoolmaster there, an offer he
399:. These buildings, which had previously served only as private residences and business premises, were now also used for room rentals to provide temporary accommodation The church town, along with the adjacent church and buildings, is of national interest for cultural heritage conservation.
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that is less severe than typical for a far inland locality at this latitude, but still very cold by
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Vilhelmina.
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Vilhelmina has historically been and continues to be the parish village in
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Atlantic and the
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with 3,657 inhabitants in 2010. Vilhelmina is situated by Lake Volgsjön in the
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1278:Sveriges kommunindelning 1863-1993
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1375:(in Swedish). 19 February 2023.
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365:Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina
1283:Sweden's municipal division
1191:Gamla byar i Vilhelmina 3/4
1146:Gamla byar i Vilhelmina 3/4
798:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
658:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
403:Administrative Affiliations
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70:Show map of Västerbotten
38:Vilhelmina's town centre
16:Place in Lapland, Sweden
1641:Swedish municipal seats
1275:Andersson, Per (1993).
421:Vilhelmina Municipality
393:Vilhelmina Municipality
309:Vilhelmina Municipality
187:Vilhelmina Municipality
460:North Atlantic Current
1237:"Vilhelmina kyrkstad"
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315:, in the province of
245: • Summer (
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518:Record high °C (°F)
369:King Gustav IV Adolf
219: • Density
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282:.vilhelmina
265:Postal code
132: /
1630:Categories
1592:Vilhelmina
1567:Skellefteå
1552:Nordmaling
1497:Vilhelmina
1472:Skellefteå
1457:Nordmaling
1332:2024-08-01
1247:2024-08-01
1128:10 January
1095:References
456:Skellefteå
293:Vilhelmina
206:Population
94:Vilhelmina
64:Vilhelmina
23:Vilhelmina
1301:cite book
1214:cite book
1169:cite book
378:, but in
301:Vualtjere
228:Time zone
26:Vualtjere
1577:Storuman
1542:Lycksele
1532:Bjurholm
1482:Storuman
1447:Lycksele
1437:Bjurholm
1256:cite web
1243:(in swe)
1122:Archived
1077:(20.65)
1008:Average
1003:(−42.0)
998:(−36.4)
993:(−21.8)
958:(−12.8)
953:(−30.3)
948:(−40.4)
943:(−42.0)
933:(−30.6)
928:(−18.2)
883:(−15.2)
878:(−24.0)
873:(−26.0)
325:Ångerman
305:locality
158:Province
1597:Vindeln
1572:Sorsele
1537:Dorotea
1502:Vindeln
1477:Sorsele
1442:Dorotea
1072:(1.31)
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1032:(0.93)
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