Place in Sweden, European Union
Mellansel (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmɛ̂lːanˌseːl])[2] is a locality situated in Örnsköldsvik Municipality, Västernorrland County, Sweden with 827 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
History
Mellansel was first discovered by humans in 300 BC however Mellansel did not become a permanent settlement until the middle ages. Mellansel was first mentioned in books in the year 1523.[3]
Transportation
Mellansel became a railway junction when the railway line from Mellansel to Örnsköldsvik was opened to traffic on 1 November 1892. Since the night train traffic has been transferred to the Bothnia Line, no passenger trains have been running through Mellansel station since 2012.
Mellansel Airport (ICAO-code ESUI) is located 4 kilometers south of Mellansel. It opened on 1 July 1973 and no commercial flights operate of it as of 2020.
Industry
The largest industry in Mellansel is Bosch Rexroth AB, which manufactures hydraulic drive systems.
Society
There is a college and an outdoor swimming pool in the area. Some of the buildings on the college campus were named after Mellansel's cultural history.
Population
In recent years, Mellansel has become a Population declining area (Swedish: Avfolkningsbygd).
Historical population in 5-year intervals, 1960–Present| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1960 | 745 | — |
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| 1965 | 716 | −3.9% |
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| 1970 | 1,323 | +84.8% |
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| 1975 | 1,328 | +0.4% |
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| 1980 | 1,353 | +1.9% |
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| 1990 | 1,178 | −12.9% |
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| 1995 | 1,038 | −11.9% |
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| 2000 | 900 | −13.3% |
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| 2005 | 823 | −8.6% |
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| 2010 | 827 | +0.5% |
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| 2015 | 825 | −0.2% |
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| 2018 | 782 | −5.2% |
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European Union
Sweden
