Sandviken Municipality (''Sandvikens 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 ...
in
Gävleborg County
Gävleborg County ( sv, Gävleborgs län) is a county or '' län'' on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle.
Provinces
Gävleborg Cou ...
, in east central
Sweden
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. The seat is the
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
of
Sandviken.
The present municipality was created in 1971 through the
amalgamation of the City of Sandviken (itself instituted in 1943) with a number of surrounding rural municipalities.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was granted to the then City of Sandviken upon its institution in 1943. The device in the middle is a steam hammer. After the municipality reform of 1971 the arms was taken over by the new, larger, entity.
Name
''Sandviken'' means "sandy bay". There are numerous other places by that name throughout
Scandinavia
Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and S ...
.
Sports
Sandviken Municipality was one of the co-arrangers of the
2017 Bandy World Championship, which was held in
Göransson Arena, a municipality owned bandy arena in Sandviken.
See also
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Sandvik
Sandvik AB is a Swedish multinational engineering company specializing in metal cutting, digital and additive manufacturing, mining and construction, stainless and special steel alloys, and industrial heating. The company was founded in Swe ...
- engineering company founded in Sandviken
References
External links
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Sandviken- Official site
Municipalities of Gävleborg County
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