Kristinehamn Municipality
Kristinehamns kommun |
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Coat airms |
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Kintra | Swaden |
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Coonty | Värmland Coonty |
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Seat | Kristinehamn |
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Area |
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• Total | 1384.44 km2 (534.54 sq mi) |
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• Laund | 753.12 km2 (290.78 sq mi) |
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• Water | 631.32 km2 (243.75 sq mi) |
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| Aurie as o Januar 1, 2014. |
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Population |
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• Total | 24,099 |
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• Density | 17/km2 (45/sq mi) |
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Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
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ISO 3166 code | SE |
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Province | Värmland |
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Municipal code | 1781 |
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Website | www.kristinehamn.se |
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Kristinehamn Municipality (Kristinehamns kommun) is a municipality in Värmland Coonty in wast central Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the ceety o Kristinehamn.
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.
- Kristinehamn (seat)
- Björneborg
- Bäckhammar
- Ölme
- 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.
The municipality is twinned with[3]:
- Brodnica, Poland (syne 2003)
- Elva, Estonie (syne 1992)[4]
- Farsund, Norawa (syne 1945)
- Rautavaara, Finland (syne 1971)
- Seinäjoki, Finland (syne 1945)
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Municipal seats |
- Årjäng
- Arvika
- Charlottenberg
- Filipstad
- Forshaga
- Grums
- Hagfors
- Karlstad
- Kil
- Kristinehamn
- Munkfors
- Säffle
- Skoghall
- Storfors
- Sunne
- Torsby
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