Kristinehamn Municipality
Kristinehamn Municipality (Kristinehamns kommun) is a municipality in Värmland Coonty in wast central Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the ceety o Kristinehamn.
Kristinehamn Municipality Kristinehamns kommun | |
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 Coat airms | |
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| Kintra | Swaden |
| Coonty | Värmland Coonty |
| Seat | Kristinehamn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1384.44 km2 (534.54 sq mi) |
| • Laund | 753.12 km2 (290.78 sq mi) |
| • Water | 631.32 km2 (243.75 sq mi) |
| Aurie as o Januar 1, 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 24,099 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Värmland |
| Municipal code | 1781 |
| Website | www.kristinehamn.se |
The present municipality wis creatit in 1971 when the umwhile Ceety o Kristinehamn wis mergit wi pairts o the twa dissolvit rural municipalities Visnum an Väse.
Localities
eedit- Kristinehamn (seat)
- Björneborg
- Bäckhammar
- Ölme
Steids o interest
eedit- The medieval island of Saxholmen, situated in the beautiful archipelago of Kristinehamn. There have been several archaeological excavations on the island during the past few years. There is a myth that once the cruel and hateful Saxe av Sachsen lived on the island with his wife and servants. His wife took off with her lover.
- Östervik chapel is a unique small church which has a fascinating history and architecture.
- Folk museum, the red-painted houses made of wood, the rushing of the water, and the bleating of the sheep make altogether a wonderful atmosphere and give you a memorable visit. Lundbomsgården is a middle class home from the 19th century, the mill from the early 17th century.
- Värmlands Säby manor house has typical 18th century qualities with beautiful tiled stoves and painted tapestries. There is also a unique hedge maze consisting of 1,747 bushes.
Internaitional relations
eeditTwin touns — Sister ceeties
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References
eedit- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swadish). Stateestics Swaden. Retrieved 18 Apryle 2014.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 22 Februar 2022. Retrieved 22 Februar 2022.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 1 Apryle 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Välissuhted" (in Estonian). Elva linn. Archived frae the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 23 Julie 2011.CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
Freemit airtins
eedit- Kristinehamn Municipality - Offeecial steid
- Kristinehamn Information Service Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
- (in Swadish) Article Kristinehamn - Frae Nordisk familjebok