Karlstad Municipality
Karlstad Municipality
Karlstads kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| County | Värmland County |
| Seat | Karlstad |
| Government | |
| • Chairman of City Executive Board | Per-Samuel Nisser (M) |
| • Deputy Chairs of City Executive Board | Linda Larsson (S) and Maria Frisk (MP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,517.74 km2 (586.00 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,169.11 km2 (451.40 sq mi) |
| • Water | 348.63 km2 (134.61 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 97,233 |
| • Density | 64/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| 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.
Localities
Politics
Municipalities are responsible for government-mandated duties, and elections for the Municipal council are held every four years, parallel to the general elections.
The inhabitants of Karlstad have a tendency to vote close to the national results at the general elections, making it the generally accepted Bellwether town of Sweden.[3][4]
Following the municipal election in 2010, the seats are divided as follows:[5]
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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)
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 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
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
The municipality is twinned with: [6]
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See also
References
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "Karlstad röstar som Sverige | Forskning & Framsteg | Populärvetenskapligt magasin". Fof.se. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ "Som Ljungby röstar – röstar inte Sverige – Statistiska centralbyrån". Scb.se. 2006-03-06. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ "Valresultat 2010". Karlstad.se. 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ http://www.karlstad.se/apps/symfoni/karlstad/karlstad.nsf/$all/9A40A50D6915C543C125743A004A06E6
- ^ "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Jõgeva linn. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
External links
- Karlstad Municipality - Official site
- Karlstad University
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