Ljusnarsberg Municipality (''Ljusnarsbergs kommun'') is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Örebro County Örebro County ( sv, Örebro län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland. It is frequently culturally divided into the hilly ...

in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of

Kopparberg Kopparberg is a locality and the seat of Ljusnarsberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 4,200 inhabitants in 2015. It is famous for one of the most valuable postage stamps in the world, the Treskilling Yellow from 13 July 1857, Kopparb ...

. In 1908 Kopparberg was detached from the rural municipality Ljusnarsberg to form a market town (''

köping ''Köping'' was a Swedish denomination for a market town since the Middle Ages, derived from the Old Norse word ''kaupang''. The designation was officially abolished with the municipal reform of 1971, when Sweden was subdivided into the Municip ...

''). In 1962 they were reunited.

Geography

is located by the outlet of the Arboga River, about 80 km north of

Örebro Örebro ( , ) is the sixth-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of the Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers inland along the small river Svartån, and ...

. The municipality borders the

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or ''landskap''

Dalarna Dalarna () is a '' landskap'' (historical province) in central Sweden. English exonyms for it are Dalecarlia () and the Dales. Dalarna adjoins Härjedalen, Hälsingland, Gästrikland, Västmanland and Värmland. It is also bordered by Norwa ...

to the north. One of the highest points is the mountain Gillersklack which is a popular winter resort with both downhill and cross country skiing. Ljusnarsberg lies in a mountainous mid-lower-central district of Sweden named

Bergslagen Bergslagen is a historical, cultural, and linguistic region located north of Lake Mälaren in northern Svealand, Sweden, traditionally known as a mining district. In Bergslagen, the mining and metallurgic industries have been important since the ...

(Berg = mountain, lag = law). While Swedish municipalities typically are named after their seat, Ljusnarsberg got a different name due to

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 Hedmar ...

to its north being known as

Kopparberg 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 ...

after a

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until 1997. The area has historically been a mining district.

Localities

Town with over 50 inhabitants: *

, including Bångbro 3,300 (seat) * Ställdalen 736 * Stjärnfors * Ställberg * Högfors * Mossgruvan * Hörken * Bastkärn * Silverhöjden * Yxsjöberg

Economy

One of the largest industries is the Kopparbergs Brewery, making beer and cider distributed both nation- and worldwide, and is arguably one of the best known brands of that kind in Sweden. The municipality is part of a regional ''KNÖL''-group (

acronym An acronym is a word or name formed from the initial components of a longer name or phrase. Acronyms are usually formed from the initial letters of words, as in ''NATO'' (''North Atlantic Treaty Organization''), but sometimes use syllables, as ...

for ''Kommuner i Norra Örebro Län''), consisting of Ljusnarsberg Municipality, Nora Municipality,

Lindesberg Municipality Lindesberg Municipality (''Lindesbergs kommun'') is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Lindesberg. The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former ''City of Lindesberg'' and the f ...

and Hällefors Municipality.

Riksdag elections

Demographics

2022

This is a demographic table based on Ljusnarsberg Municipality's electoral districts in the

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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 major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background denotes residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. College graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school. In total there were 4,598 residents with 3,568 Swedish citizen adults eligible to vote. The political demographics were 43.2 % for the left bloc and 54.5 % for the right bloc. Ljusnarsberg is a low-income municipality with high levels of unemployment and relatively few college graduates. There is a relatively high proportion of people with foreign background at about 23 %, quite evenly spread throughout the districts.

Twin towns

Ljusnarsberg's three

twin towns A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inter ...

with the year of its establishing: #(1944)

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#(1949)

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References

External links

Ljusnarsberg Municipality
- Official site {{Authority control Municipalities of Örebro County