Karlstad Municipality
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Karlstads kommun | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| County | Värmland County |
| Province | Värmland |
| Seat | Karlstad |
 |
|
| Area • Total area • Land area |
69th of 290 1,571.53 km² 1,165.25 km² |
| Population • Total |
19th of 290 82,878 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
74th of 290 71.1 inhabitants/km² |
| Website | http://www.karlstad.se/ |
| Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006 | |
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.
Contents |
[edit] Localities
[edit] Notable natives
- Bengt Alsterlind, TV host ("Hajk")
- Sven-Erik Magnusson, singer/dance band artist (Sven-Ingvars)
- Christer Sjögren, singer/dance band artist (Vikingarna)
- Ulf Sterner, ice hockey player (first Swede to play in the National Hockey League)
[edit] Sites of interest
- Alsters herrgård, the manor house where Gustaf Fröding was born
- Karlstad Church, built in 1730
- An indoor ice rink and event arena, Löfbergs Lila Arena, expanded in 2002 to host the Ice Hockey World Championships
- Botanical gardens
- The masonic lodge where the negotiations for the dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway were held in 1905
- A runestone, one of four known in Värmland
- A history museum
- A nature museum
[edit] Town twinning
[edit] See also
- Swedish Rescue Services Agency
- Swedish Rally
- Klarälven
- Karlstad Hundred
- Färjestads BK
- Tingvallagymnasiet
[edit] External links
- Karlstad Municipality - Official site
- Karlstad University
|
||||||||
|
|||||
