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Hagfors Municipality
Hagfors Municipality (''Hagfors kommun'') is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Hagfors. The present municipality was created in 1974, when the City of Hagfors (itself instituted as a municipal entity in 1950 as one of the last cities in Sweden) was amalgamated with three rural municipalities. Being sparsely populated, Hagfors Municipality has natural areas that offer good fishing, canoeing and wildlife. Localities * Bergsäng * Edebäck *Ekshärad * Geijersholm *Hagfors Hagfors is a locality and the seat of Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 10,125 inhabitants in 2010. Its history is traced to 1873, when it was decided to build two blast furnaces at the location. The town of Hagfors plays ho ... (seat) * Mjönäs * Råda * Sunnemo * Uddeholm References External links * Hagfors Municipality- Official siteUddeholm Tooling AB {{authority control Municipalities of Värmland Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Municipalities Of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden ( sv, Sveriges kommuner) are its lower-level local government entities. There are 290 municipalities which are responsible for a large proportion of local services, including schools, emergency services and physical planning. Foundation The Local Government Act of 1991 specifies several responsibilities for the municipalities, and provides outlines for local government, such as the process for electing the municipal assembly. It also regulates a process (''laglighetsprövning'', "legality trial") through which any citizen can appeal the decisions of a local government to a county court. Municipal government in Sweden is similar to city commission government and cabinet-style council government. A legislative municipal assembly ''(kommunfullmäktige)'' of between 31 and 101 members (always an odd number) is elected from party-list proportional representation at municipal elections, held every four years in conjunction with the national general ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edebäck
Edebäck is a village situated in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... with 214 inhabitants in 2005. References Populated places in Värmland County Populated places in Hagfors Municipality {{Värmland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunne Municipality
Sunne Municipality ( sv, Sunne kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Sunne. The present municipality was created in 1971 when the market town (''köping'') Sunne (instituted in 1920) was amalgamated with Gräsmark and Lysvik. Localities * Lysvik *Mårbacka * Rottneros * Sunne (seat) * Uddheden * Västra Ämtervik Karlstad Karlstad (, ) is the 20th-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city proper had 65,856 inhabitants in 2020 with 95,167 inhabitants ..., which has an international airport, is the nearest large city. References External links * *Brobytornet- Project site {{authority control Municipalities of Värmland County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlstad Municipality
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 *Alster * Blombacka * Karlstad (seat) * Killstad *Molkom *Skattkärr * Skåre * Slängserud * Vallargärdet * Väse 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. Elections Riksdag These are the local results of the Riksdag elections since the 1972 municipality reform. The results of the Sweden Democrats were not published by SCB between 1988 and 1998 at a municipal level to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forshaga Municipality
Forshaga Municipality (''Forshaga kommun'') is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Forshaga. The first municipality named Forshaga was a market town (''köping'') which was detached from Grava in 1944. The local government reform of the 1970s made Forshaga a unitary municipality in 1971 and in 1974 Ullerud was added to it. Forshaga was known in the 14th century as a location for salmon fishing in the river Klarälven. Salmon was used both locally and transported to monasteries in southern Sweden. Forshaga is still known for its rich fishing waters, which attract hobby sport fishers from all over the country. Localities *Forshaga Forshaga is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality and the seat of Forshaga Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden, with 6,229 inhabitants in 2010. Industry The municipality has more than 850 small and medium-sized companies across a broad spectrum o ... (seat) * Deje References External links *F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munkfors Municipality
Munkfors Municipality (''Munkfors kommun'') is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Munkfors. In 1952 the rural municipality Ransäter got the title of a market town (''köping'') and the name Munkfors after its only built-up locality. With the local government reform of 1971 it became a municipality of unitary type without addition of territory. The municipality is today the 9th smallest by population in Sweden. In Ransäter lies the Geijer School, in honour of author Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783-1843), who was born at the Ransäter farm. A second notable Ransäter native was Tage Erlander (1901-1985), who was Prime Minister of Sweden 1946-1969. The municipality has one sister city: Lindsborg, Kansas, U.S.A. Elections Riksdag These are the local results of the Riksdag elections since the 1972 municipality reform. The results of the Sweden Democrats The Sweden Democrats ( sv , Sverigedemokraterna ; SD ) is a nationalist a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipstad Municipality
Filipstad Municipality (''Filipstads kommun'') is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Filipstad. The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Filipstad was merged with the rural municipalities of Kroppa, Rämmen and Värmlandsberg. Localities With at least 200 inhabitants: *Filipstad, 6,300 inhabitants (seat) *Lesjöfors, 1,247 inhabitants *Nykroppa, 1,020 inhabitants *Persberg, 350 inhabitants *Nordmark, 250 inhabitants Demographics 2022 This is a demographic table based on Filipstad Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalarna County
Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Trøndelag to the west. It was formerly known as ''Kopparberg County'' ( sv, Kopparbergs län) until the name was changed to that of the provincial region on 1 January 1997. The province of Dalarna is slightly larger than the county, as the westernmost part of Ljusdal Municipality belongs to it. The term Dalarna County is mainly used for administrative purposes; it is further divided into municipalities (kommuner). Dalarna County encompasses nearly all of the cultural and historical province of Dalarna (literally, "the valleys"). For the most part sparsely populated and with extensive tracts of wilderness, Dalarna County is almost as large as Belgium in terms of land area. History In older times, Dalarna was periodically part of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malung-Sälen Municipality
Malung-Sälen Municipality (''Malung-Sälens kommun'') is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the urban areas in Sweden, town of Malung. ''Malung Municipality'' was created in 1971 by the Amalgamation (politics), amalgamation of "old" Malung with the adjacent entities Lima, Sweden, Lima and Transtrand. In 2007 the Government of Sweden decided to approve the present name, which took effect on January 1, 2008. The reason for the double name, the only of its kind in Sweden, is to promote the skiing resort area Sälen in the northern part of the municipality. Geography The terrain in the area is largely submontane, with plenty of bog and forest. The Transtrandsfjällen in the north are the southernmost mountains in Sweden, marking the start of the Scandinavian mountain range. Rocks are mostly metamorphic rock, metamorphic and sedimentary rock, sedimentary, with occurrences of basalt. Most settlements are located in and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uddeholm
Uddeholm is a Urban areas in Sweden, locality situated in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 667 inhabitants in 2010. The company Uddeholms AB, located in Hagfors is named after the locality. References {{Authority control Populated places in Värmland County Populated places in Hagfors Municipality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunnemo
Sunnemo () is a locality situated in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... with 241 inhabitants in 2010. References Populated places in Värmland County Populated places in Hagfors Municipality {{Värmland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Råda
Råda is a locality situated in Hagfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ... with 448 inhabitants in 2010. Notable people * Robert Jansson (1889 - 1958), Swedish politician and member of the Centre Party. References Populated places in Värmland County Populated places in Hagfors Municipality {{Värmland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
