Karlstad Municipality
Karlstad Municipality
Karlstads kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| County | Värmland County |
| Seat | Karlstad |
| 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
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 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
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
The municipality is twinned with: [3]
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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.
- ^ 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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