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Övertorneå
Matarengi (Meänkieli)
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 Övertorneå
Location in Norrbotten
Övertorneå
Location in Sweden
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| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Norrbotten |
| County | Norrbotten County |
| Municipality | Övertorneå Municipality |
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| • Total | 2.69 km2 (1.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 71 m (233 ft) |
| Population
(31 December 2010)
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| • Total | 1,917 |
| • Density | 713/km2 (1,850/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Post code |
957 85
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| Area code(s) | (+46) 92 |
Övertorneå (Meänkieli: Matarengi; Finnish: Matarenki) is a locality and the seat of Övertorneå Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 1,917 inhabitants in 2010.
It is located at the shore of the Torne River, opposite to their Finnish twin town Ylitornio. Övertorneå means "Upper Torneå", based on a division of the Torneå parish in two parts in the 16th century. Until the border between Sweden and Finland was drawn at the Torne River in 1809, the two villages on both sides of the river were one. From 1809 till 1917, this represented the Swedish border to Russia.
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Gallery
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Matarengi Church
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Övertorneå railway station
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Röda Kvarn
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A view from Aavasaksa, across the border river.
Sports
Övertorneå is home of NHL forward Linus Omark. Another well known ice-hockey player from the settlement is Daniel Henriksson.
The following sports clubs are located in Övertorneå:
- Övertorneå SK
Notable residents
- Mathilda Fogman (1835-1921), a Swedish and Finnish midwife, was an influential spiritual leader within Laestadianism in Övertorneå.
- Brita Klemetintytär (1621-1700) lived in Övertorneå, where she followed in her father's footsteps and served as postmaster.
See also
In Spanish: Övertorneå para niños
