Eda Municipality

Eda Municipality Eda kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Värmland County
Seat	Charlottenberg
Area
• Total	894.92 km2 (345.53 sq mi)
• Land	820.18 km2 (316.67 sq mi)
• Water	74.74 km2 (28.86 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2023)
• Total	8,499
• Density	9.5/km2 (25/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Värmland
Municipal code	1730
Website	www.eda.se

Eda Municipality (Eda kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden, on the Norwegian border. Its seat is located in the town of Charlottenberg.

The municipal reform of 1971 saw the forming of the present municipality through the amalgamation of "old" Eda with Köla and Järnskog.

Localities

• Charlottenberg (seat)
• Eda glasbruk
• Koppom
• Åmotfors (partly)

Government and politics

Distribution of the 35 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:

• Social Democratic Party 11
• Centre Party 10
• Hela Edas Lista 8
• Moderate Party 4
• Christian Democrats 1
• Liberal People's Party 1

Results of the Swedish general election, 2010 in Eda:

• Social Democratic Party 43.0%
• Moderate Party 22.7%
• Centre Party 12.3%
• Sweden Democrats 5.7%
• Left Party 4.6%
• Christian Democrats 4.0%
• Liberal People's Party 3.7%
• Green Party 2.8%

Sights

The perhaps most notable sight is the Eda Fortlet (Eda skans), which was in use from 1650 to 1814. It was the largest fortress in the province of Värmland, with the purpose of defending against Norwegian troops. It was made obsolete with the Union between Sweden and Norway in 1814.

External links

• Eda Municipality - Official site