VITTANGI SWEDEN
Document Type:
Collection:
Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST):
CIA-RDP83-00423R000301590015-7
Release Decision:
RIFPUB
Original Classification:
C
Document Page Count:
6
Document Creation Date:
November 9, 2016
Document Release Date:
December 21, 1998
Sequence Number:
15
Case Number:
Publication Date:
April 14, 1951
Content Type:
REPORT
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PLACE: VITTANGI
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Populations l . OiQ
250 meters above sea level.
Provincep Lanpland
Date of Observation: l4 Apr. X51
General Descriptions
Trading center and road junction on south bank of Tonne River downstream from
Kiruna.
Geographic Description:
Tonne River Valley draining mountains on Swedish-Norwegian border to Gulf of
Bothnia. Terrain generally rolling, glaciated, well forested.
Occupations-.
Agricultural Fishing Industrial
Milk and some vegetables, river fishing in Minor woodworking
wood cutting unmier and local various.
Natural Vegetation:
Variable birch, poplar, spruce and pine. Marsh and swamp vegetation frequent.
Land Forms and. Geo.Logys
River valley flood plain within gently rolling glaciated terrain.
None,. but note iron ore to west.
Population (r--eial, cultural, linguistic): 5wedi
-'' especially in rural districts. '( r
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PLACE (cont'd): VITTANGI
Climate and Weather
Temperatures: _2o C
Precipitation:
None, snow cover on ground. Some snow falling occasionally.
Clouds: Five-tenths, some morning fog.
Others River ice strong enough for loaded bus.
Electric Power:
Source:
Voltage: 230
Telephone
Cycle 50
Whole area, 3 wire on wood pole.
Telegraph Ye Radio TV
TRANSPORTATION: (From: Vit ngi To: x;yqlnn nn randa
Railways None
Station:
Ballasts
Power :
Gauge
Brid go s s
Highways:
Route Not s
Surface Type:
Width :
Seasonal Uses
Underpass :
County #343 to Kiruna. #395, #393 and nJ+0+O to Haparanda.
Gravel all weather. K
Two-car
Plowed for buses in Winter.
Note work on southern bank of Torne River probably
construction for bridge to replace ferry.
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PLACE (coned); VITTANGI
Ferries:
Location: .e
Torre nver on highway.
Tonnage s
Capacitys 10 cars.
SchedulessSummer only. Ice used in Winter.
Steamerss None
Routings
Tonnages:
Capacitys
Schedules;
Bus Routes-. Kiruna 76 kil. Gallevare, 105 kms. Pajala 110 funs., Karesuando 108 kms.
Summer: All year round.
Other Transportations
Note - Travel time by bus and electric train is as follows.
Stockholm - 24 hrs. Goteborg 282 hrs. Malmo 31 hrs.
Title
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Turist-Kartan Over Sverige
V .gkarta Over Sverige - Norra Delen
(Note - Includes description of
important settlements)
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Scale Date Publisher
1:300,000 up to 1944
1:300,000 varies - 1949 KAK
1:500,000 1949 Shell Co.
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PLACE (cont' d): VITT TGI
Title Author
Date publisher
PERSONAL DATA:
Date of travel to this place: ]j Apr. '51 Arrived; 10j.5 am ...
Starting Point: Karesuando
Distance traveled (in kms)s 108
Vehicles Used; Rez l ar bas
Where stayed:
Vittangi
Departed; l j, Anr. l l :00 am
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Lindquist Hotel at bus station
Name Address
Position T.pha Comment
CONFRD'~ IAL
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PLACE (cont'd)s VITTANGI
Photographs-,
Purchased. locally: Post
cards of town, etc.
Tokens Few of town in color and black and white.
Sketches Mades None
Location Description
Type
Wood cutting &
misc. local.
No. of Workers Products Power
CONFIDE AL
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SEAPORTS s
General Corcmientss
None Vittangi inland town.
Cargo Handling:
Lighters:
Location
Repair Facilities
Machine Shopss
Foundries:
Dry docks:
Salvage gear:
Supplies available
Water
Coal
Provisions Oil-Fuel
Engineering Diesel Fuel
Deck
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