Säter is a

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and the seat of

Säter Municipality Säter Municipality () is one of the 290 municipalities of Sweden in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Säter. The present municipality was created in 1971 with the amalgamation of the former ''City of Säter'' ...

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, with 11,161 inhabitants in 2020. Säter is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a ''city''.

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, however, only counts

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with more than 10,000 inhabitants as cities.

History

At the location there was a royal mansion titled Säter's Royal Mansion. Sweden's first copper

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was built at the location in 1624, influenced by its proximity to the copper mountain at

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with its

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that had been located in Säter a few years earlier. The town Säter was founded in 1630, and much of its old town today has preserved wooden houses and street structure from that time, which few Swedish cities have. One of the oldest houses is the city hall. On 8 May 1642, the town was chartered by Queen

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, making it one of the

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. The chosen coat of arms depicted a miner.

Today

The Säter hospital was opened in 1912 and was at the time Sweden's largest

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which is usually associated with Säter in particular.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Säter: * Säters IF FK The

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has been held in Säter twice.

Travel

Säter has a railway station along the Dala Railway with trains to

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and

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. Suitable airports for travelling to or from Säter are

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(20 km distance) and

(177 km).

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Säter is twinned with:

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and Laterza,

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References

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