Karlstad Municipality

Karlstad Municipality Karlstads kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Värmland County
Seat	Karlstad
Area[1]
• Total	1,571.53 km2 (606.77 sq mi)
• Land	1,165.25 km2 (449.91 sq mi)
• Water	406.28 km2 (156.87 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2012)[2]
• Total	84,939
• Density	Bad rounding here54/km2 (Bad rounding here140/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Värmland
Municipal code	1780
Website	www.karlstad.se

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.

Localities [edit]

• Alster
• Blombacka
• Karlstad (seat)
• Molkom
• Skattkärr
• Vallargärdet
• Väse

Notable natives [edit]

• Bengt Alsterlind, TV host ("Hajk")
• Zarah Leander, singer
• Sven-Erik Magnusson, singer/dance band artist (Sven-Ingvars)
• Christer Sjögren, rock/dansband singer (Vikingarna)
• Ulf Sterner, ice hockey player (first Swede to play in the National Hockey League)
• Elgen Helge, local hero (Most handsome moose around)

Sites of interest [edit]

• 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 Vr 2, one of four known in Värmland
• A history museum
• A nature museum

International relations [edit]

Twin towns — Sister cities [edit]

The municipality is twinned with: ^[3]

See also [edit]

• Da Buzz
• Swedish Rescue Services Agency
• Swedish Rally
• Klarälven
• Karlstad Hundred
• Färjestads BK

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Karlstad Municipality - Official site
• Karlstad University

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Coordinates: 59°23′N 13°32′E / 59.383°N 13.533°E / 59.383; 13.533