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Robertsfors is located between the municipalities of Skellefteå
and Umeå in the County of Västerbotten in the northeast
of Sweden near the coast of the Bay of Bothnia. Robertsfors
has 7200 inhabitants, 2200 of whom live in the central town
of Robertsfors and the other 5000 live in five smaller villages
and more rural areas. Important sources of income for the
region are forestry, farming and tourism.
The Sustainable Robertsfors project began in 2001 when the
municipality of Robertsfors volunteered to set an example
in the county of Västerbotten of how Swedish municipalities
can implement sustainable development through a democratic
planning process. The County Administrative Board selected
Robertsfors to be a pilot for sustainable municipal development,
and applied for EU funding for a five-year development project.
We received funding and began the project in the fall of 2001.
The project is financed by European Union structural funds,
the municipality of Robertsfors and also by the county administrative
board and county council of Västerbotten.
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