Karlstad Municipality
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| Country | Sweden | ||
| County | Värmland County | ||
| Seat | Karlstad | ||
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| • Total | 1,571.53 km2 (606.77 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,165.25 km2 (449.91 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 406.28 km2 (156.87 sq mi) | ||
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| Population (June 30, 2010)[2] | |||
| • Total | 84,939 | ||
| • Density | 54/km2 (140/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | SE | ||
| Province | Värmland | ||
| Municipal code | 1780 | ||
| Website | www.karlstad.se | ||
Karlstad Municipality (Karlstads kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Karlstad.
The present municipality was established in 1971 when the former City of Karlstad was amalgamated with a number of surrounding rural municipalities.
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[edit] Localities
[edit] Notable natives
- Bengt Alsterlind, TV host ("Hajk")
- Zarah Leander, singer
- Sven-Erik Magnusson, singer/dance band artist (Sven-Ingvars)
- Christer Sjögren, rock/dansband singer (Vikingarna)
- Ulf Sterner, ice hockey player (first Swede to play in the National Hockey League)
- Elgen Helge, local hero (Most handsome moose around)
[edit] Sites of interest
- Alsters herrgård, the manor house where Gustaf Fröding was born
- Karlstad Church, built in 1730
- An indoor ice rink and event arena, Löfbergs Lila Arena, expanded in 2002 to host the Ice Hockey World Championships
- Botanical gardens
- The masonic lodge where the negotiations for the dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway were held in 1905
- A runestone Vr 2, one of four known in Värmland
- A history museum
- A nature museum
[edit] International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
The municipality is twinned with: [3]
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ http://www.karlstad.se/apps/symfoni/karlstad/karlstad.nsf/$all/9A40A50D6915C543C125743A004A06E6
- ^ "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Jõgeva linn. http://www.jogevalv.ee/index.php?lang=est&main_id=2,270,452. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
[edit] External links
- Karlstad Municipality - Official site
- Karlstad University
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