Pite Municipality (or Pite in the local dialect) is a Municipality in southern Norrbotten County in northernmost Sweden, where the city Pite is seat with a population of 22,500.
Geography
Pite is a large municipality with an appealing nature located at the mouth of Pite river, at the shore of the Gulf of Bothnia. The main part is located on a islet called Hggholmen, which due to land elevation almost has become a part of the mainland (the land elevation in northern Sweden is up to 9 mm/year).
Pite has a pretty archipelago, which is one of the reasons it is a popular place for tourism both in summer and winter. It proudly boosts a sea bathe, which is labelled “The Riviera of the North”, around which there is a spa, a long sandy beach, a popular restaurant and a golf course. The nature is also suitable for fishing and outdoor activites. In the Winter snow activities, such as skiing and winter bathing, set the mark.
History
Pite received its city privileges on May 12, 1621.
In July, 1666, the entire city burnt down. Afterwards it was rebuilt in the 17th century. The only building remaining from that time is the city church, as it was the only spared building when the city was demolished by plundering Russians in 1721.
The city square, where the City Hall is located, has however kept its structure from the 17th century, and is today one of only two city squares with closed corners.
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