Ludvika () is a bimunicipal

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and the seat of Ludvika Municipality,

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 ...

within the country of

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, with 14,498 inhabitants in 2010.

Overview

The conurbation of Ludvika extends over the border of

Smedjebacken Municipality Smedjebacken Municipality (''Smedjebackens kommun'') is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Smedjebacken. The present municipality was formed in two steps during the last nationwide local govern ...

, where about 400 inhabitants live. Ludvika is situated by

Lake Väsman Lake Väsman () is a lake in Ludvika Municipality in Dalarna County of Sweden, in the Norrström main basin. Description Lake Väsman is deep, has an area of and is above sea level. It is about long in a southeasterly direction, with a width ...

in the south-east part of the municipality. Population of Ludvika as of 2005 distributed by municipalities:

Economy

A major employer in Ludvika is the power engineering conglomerate Hitachi, whose activities in the town include power

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capacitor A capacitor is a device that stores electrical energy in an electric field by virtue of accumulating electric charges on two close surfaces insulated from each other. It is a passive electronic component with two terminals. The effect of ...

s, ac breakers and equipment for

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power transmission.

Notable natives

Stefan Anderson Knut Stefan Anderson (born December 26, 1878, Enköping, Sweden, died May 8, 1966, Ludvika) was a Swedish industrialist, journalist and master craftsman clockmaker/watchmaker decorated with badges of chivalric orders by the Kings of Sweden, Denmar ...

Dan Andersson Dan Andersson (6 April 1888 in Ludvika – 16 September 1920 in Stockholm)Dan Andersson
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* Hypocrisy (band) *

Anders Ilar Anders Ilar (born December 13, 1973) is a Swedish electronic musician, DJ and producer, based in Ludvika. Biography Born in Ludvika, Ilar grew up in the little town that is surrounded by woods and lakes, and started playing the piano when he w ...

Christina Lampe-Önnerud Maria Christina Lampe-Önnerud (born 4 February 1967) is a Swedish inorganic chemist, battery-inventor, and entrepreneur. She has founded the companies Boston-Power Inc. (2005–2012) and Cadenza Innovation (initially called CloTeam, 2012). Sh ...

* Kee Marcello * Charlie Norman * Birgit Ridderstedt *

Jari Sillanpää Jari Veikko Sillanpää (; born 16 August 1965) is a Finnish-Swedish singer. With over 820,000 records sold, he is the fifth-best-selling music artist and second-best-selling solo artist in Finland. Life and career Born into a Sweden-Finnish ...

Fredrik Söderström Sven Olof Fredrik Söderström (born 30 January 1973) is a Swedish retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Ludvika, Söderström started his professional career with lowly IK Brage. In January 1997 he moved to Vitória ...

Anders Wendin Anders Olof Wendin (born 16 March 1975, Norrtälje, Sweden) is a Swedish rock musician, best known for his solo project Moneybrother. Career After the split-up of his ska-punk band Monster, Wendin took a new direction and released Moneybrother' ...

Anders Winroth Anders Winroth (born 1965 in Ludvika in Sweden) is a professor of medieval history at the University of Oslo and previously taught in the same field at Yale University Life After graduation from Stockholm University, Winroth did his master's an ...

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Ludvika: *

Ludvika FK Ludvika FK is a Swedish football club located in Ludvika in Dalarna County. Background Since their foundation Ludvika FK has participated mainly in the upper and middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club plays in Divisio ...

Östansbo IS Östansbo IS is a Swedish football club located in Ludvika. Background Östansbo IS plays in Division 4 Dalarna which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Björkliden in Ludvika. The club is affiliated to Da ...

Schools

* Lorensberga *Kyrkskolan *Junibacken skola *Knutsbo skola *

References

Populated places in Dalarna County Populated places in Ludvika Municipality Populated places in Smedjebacken Municipality Municipal seats of Dalarna County Swedish municipal seats {{Dalarna-geo-stub