Umedalen

Umedalen is a residential area in Umeå, Sweden, located about 5 kilometers west of the central town.[1]

Umedalen
Residential area
Umedalen hospital
Umedalen hospital
Coordinates: 63°50′15″N 20°09′58″E
CountrySweden
ProvinceVästerbotten
CountyVästerbotten County
MunicipalityUmeå Municipality
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

History

A mental hospital was built in the area in 1934. It was closed in 1986 and the premises are now used for other activities.[2] The residential area was built mostly between the mid-1980s and late 1990s. One of the most infamous cases of psychosurgery mishap involved the state-funded Mental Hospital of Umedalen (Sweden), which conducted many lobotomies under a three-year span resulting in 68% of patients died from post-operational complications. The acceptable rate of death around during its operative years was two percent, yet Umedalen had a mortality rate of three to seventeen percent.[1]

  • Umedalsallén 31
    Umedalsallén 31
  • Umeå sculpture park
    Umeå sculpture park
  • IKSU spa
    IKSU spa

References
  1. "Umedalen" (in Swedish). Umeå Municipality. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  2. "Umedalen" (in Swedish). AB Bostaden. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

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