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Jänkänalusta

Coordinates: 67°46′N 19°57′E / 67.767°N 19.950°E / 67.767; 19.950
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Jänkänalusta
Jänkänalusta with Kebnekaise
Jänkänalusta with Kebnekaise
Jänkänalusta is located in Norrbotten
Jänkänalusta
Jänkänalusta
Jänkänalusta is located in Sweden
Jänkänalusta
Jänkänalusta
Coordinates: 67°46′N 19°57′E / 67.767°N 19.950°E / 67.767; 19.950
CountrySweden
MunicipalityKiruna Municipality
CountyNorrbotten County
ProvinceLapland
Elevation
470 m (1,540 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Jänkänalusta (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjɛ̌ŋːkɛnalɵsta])[1] is a small settlement with roughly 20-30 inhabitants,[2][3] located at lake Kaalasjärvi at the road from Kiruna to Nikkaluokta. The name of the settlement is Meänkieli and roughly translates as 'the beginning of the mire'.[4]

The village was founded around 1902 when spouses Johan 'Posti-Juntti' Fjällborg (1873-1944) and Maria Erika Olsdotter Stålnacke (1878-1967) moved there from the nearby village Kaalasjärvi. Some time after moving there their house was demolished by the local merchant 'Monkka' Stålnacke due to their debts, despite this they still stayed and the settlement eventually grew.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 12.
  2. ^ "Ratsit.se". www.ratsit.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  3. ^ "Geografi". kiruna.se (in Swedish). 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  4. ^ a b Barck, Åke (2002). Kirunas byar [Kiruna's villages] (in Swedish). p. 14.