Kristinehamn Municipality
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| Kristinehamn Municipality Kristinehamns kommun |
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| Kintra | Swaden | ||
| Coonty | Värmland Coonty | ||
| Seat | Kristinehamn | ||
| Aurie[1] | |||
| - Tot | 1,392.37 km2 (537.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Laund | 748.01 km2 (288.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Watter | 644.36 km2 (248.8 sq mi) | ||
| Aurie as o 1 January 2010. | |||
| Indwallers (30 Juin 2010)[2] | |||
| - Tot | 23,977 | ||
| - Densitie | 17.2/km2 (44.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Simmer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | SE | ||
| Province | Värmland | ||
| Municipal code | 1781 | ||
| Wabsteid | www.kristinehamn.se | ||
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.
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Localities [edit]
- Kristinehamn (seat)
- Björneborg
- Bäckhammar
- Ölme
Steids o interest [edit]
- 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 [edit]
Twin touns — Sister ceeties [edit]
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)
References [edit]
- ↑ Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010 (Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 21 August 2010. .
- ↑ SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010 (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 19 August 2010. .
- ↑ http://www.kristinehamn.se/DocRoot/Forvaltningar/kommunkontoret/sidor/Webbsida900.asp
- ↑ Välissuhted (Estonian). Elva linn. Retrieved on 23 Julie 2011. .
Freemit airtins [edit]
- Kristinehamn Municipality - Offeecial steid
- Kristinehamn Information Service
- (Swadish) Article Kristinehamn - Frae Nordisk familjebok
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