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The Ume River (Swedish: ''Ume älv'' or ''Umeälven'') is one of the main rivers in northern Sweden. It is around long, and flows in a south-eastern direction from its source, the lake ''Överuman'' by the Norwegian border within the Scandinavian mountain range. For large parts, the European route E12, also known as Blå Vägen (Blue Route), follows its path. It passes through lake Storuman. It has been extensively cultivated for water power. It drains into the Gulf of Bothnia on Sweden's east coast at the small town Holmsund, just adjacent to the city of Umeå. Its chief tributary is the Vindel River. ==Timber industry== Development of the river around Baggböle started with the arrival of Scottish immigrants James and Robert Dickson in the 1830s. They had built their timber business in the Varmland province but in the 1820s they constructed two large water powered sawmills. The sawmill at Baggböle was the largest in Sweden that was powered by water.〔(Baggbole Mansion ), Vasterbottens Museum, retrieved 18 May 2014〕 So infamous were their methods that a new word in Swedish was derived from the name of "Baggböle". The Swedish word "baggböleri" is a prerogative term for the idea of deforestation. The sawmills worked from May to October each year employing 170 workers.〔(Baggbole ), Umea.SE, retrieved 18 May 2014〕 The River Ure water powered sawmill was under threat when steam power was introduced further south at Tunadal in Sweden in 1849. Twenty more steam powered Swedish saw mills were started within a decade. These sawmills were usually placed near ports and the former saw mills which had been positioned near water power were closed. The water powered saw mill on the River Ure was one of the last to close in 1884 when Holmsund was given a steam powered mill. In 1914 a power plant was built where the sawmill was. This facility was eventually sold to the city of Umeå in 1947.〔 Today the land used by Baggböle sawmill is Arboretum Norr. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ume River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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