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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Dorotea
|nickname               = ''Lapplands sydport'' <br/>(Southern gate of Lapland){{force singular}}
|image_skyline          = Dorotea kyrka 2010.jpg
|image_caption          = The new [[Dorotea Church]], opened in 1934, seen from south-east
|pushpin_map            = Sweden Västerbotten#Sweden
|pushpin_label_position = 
|subdivision_type       = [[Country]]
|subdivision_name       = [[Sweden]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Dorotea Municipality]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Sweden|County]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Västerbotten County]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Lapland, Sweden|Lapland]]
|area_footnotes         = <ref name=scb>{{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km<sup>2</sup> 2005 och 2010 |date=14 December 2011 |publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] |language=Swedish |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |archivedate=2012-01-27 |url-status=dead |accessdate=10 January 2012 }}</ref>
|area_total_km2         = 2.34
|population_as_of       = 31 December 2010
|population_footnotes   = <ref name=scb />
|population_total       = 1,543 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). -->
|population_density_km2 = 660
|timezone               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|utc_offset             = +1
|timezone_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|utc_offset_DST         = +2
|coordinates            = {{coord|64|16|N|16|25|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}}
|website                = {{URL|www.dorotea.se}}
}}
'''Dorotea''' ({{langx|sma|Kraapohke}}) is a [[urban areas of Sweden|locality]] and the seat of [[Dorotea Municipality]] in [[Västerbotten County]], [[provinces of Sweden|province]] of [[Lapland, Sweden|Lapland]], [[Sweden]], with 1,543 inhabitants in 2010.<ref name=scb /> [[European route E45]] and the [[Inland Line]] both pass through Dorotea.

==History==
Dorotea has been populated since 1713, when the first settler Jon Erson Kervalainen and his wife moved to a [[Sami people|Sami]] camp later known as Svanavatten ("''Swan water''"). This village expanded to 41 houses by the end of the century, and the residents were anxious to build a chapel. The seat was chosen to be Bergvattnet.

On May 21, 1799, the village of Bergvattnet was renamed Dorotea, in honour of Queen [[Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden|Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Sweden]].

The church burnt down in 1932 and a new church was inaugurated in 1934. Designed by Evert Milles, it houses some notable objects, such as a sculpture by his brother the famous [[Carl Milles]].

== References ==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.dorotea.se Dorotea Municipality] - Official website {{in lang|sv}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110719090015/http://www.sodralappland.se/dorotea/default.asp?path=19956&pageid=28995 Tourist office]

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[[Category:Swedish municipal seats]]
[[Category:Populated places in Dorotea Municipality]]
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