Kil Municipality
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| Kils kommun | |
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| County | Värmland County |
| Province | Värmland |
| Seat | Kil |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
213th of 290 409.32 km² 360.69 km² |
| Population • Total |
187th of 290 11,803 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
125th of 290 32.7 inhabitants/km² |
| Website | http://www.kil.se/ |
| Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006 | |
Kil Municipality (Kils kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Kil.
The local government reform of 1971 amalgamated Stora Kil, Järnskog and a part of Brunskog, thus forming Kil Municipality.
Kil means wedge, crack or similar in Swedish, in this case referring to a bay (old Swedish). The name is at least from the 15th century, referring to a bay by the small lake Hyn, where the church was constructed. The town later became the seat of the juridical Kil Hundred, which is known to have existed in 1426.
The wedge is noted in the coat of arms.
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[edit] Localities
- Fagerås
- Högboda
- Kil (seat)
[edit] Notability
Sweden's first railroad in 1849.
[edit] Sister cities
[edit] External links
- Kil Municipality - Official site
- Kil.just.nu
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