Ålidhem

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Ålidhem
Residential area

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central Ålidhem
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Coordinates: 63°48′35″N20°18′55″E / 63.80972°N 20.31528°E / 63.80972; 20.31528 Coordinates: 63°48′35″N20°18′55″E / 63.80972°N 20.31528°E / 63.80972; 20.31528
Country Sweden
Province Västerbotten
County Västerbotten County
Municipality Umeå Municipality
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Ålidhem is a residential area in Umeå, Sweden. [1] About 9,000 people live in Ålidhem, [2] which is located about 3 km outside the city centre. It was built between 1966 and 1973 as a part of the Million Programme [2] and, because of the proximity to the Umeå University campus, many of the buildings are student residences.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ålidhem" (in Swedish). Umeå Municipality . Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Miljoner ska göra Ålidhem till en hållbar kulturstadsdel" (in Swedish). Umeå Municipality . Retrieved 8 October 2010.

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