Ludvika Municipality

Ludvika kommun
Municipality
Country	Sweden
County	Dalarna County
Seat	Ludvika
Area[1]
• Total	1,647.81 km^2 (636.22 sq mi)
• Land	1,490.42 km^2 (575.45 sq mi)
• Water	157.39 km^2 (60.77 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
• Total	26,557
• Density	16/km^2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Dalarna
Municipal code	2085
Density is calculated using land area only.

Ludvika Municipality (Ludvika kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County, central Sweden. It has its seat in the town of Ludvika.

In 1971 the City of Ludvika (itself instituted as such in 1919) was amalgamated with the adjacent municipalities of Grangärde and Säfsnäs, forming the present entity.

Localities

Figures as of 2004.

1. Ludvika 13,724
2. Grängesberg 3,356
3. Sunnansjö 758
4. Saxdalen 752
5. Fredriksberg 741
6. Nyhammar 682
7. Sörvik 540
8. Blötberget 529
9. Persbo/Gräsberg 459
10. Gonäs 432
11. Landforsen/Håksberg 438
12. Grangärde 374

• Other/countryside 2,967

(source: )

Largest employers

1. ABB Group 2,400
2. County medical facilities 600
3. Spendrups brewery 285
4. VBU Västerbergslagens Utbildningscentrum 220
5. RSV Tax Office 110
6. Samhall-gruppen 80
7. GIA Industri AB 75
8. Brunnsviks folkhögskola 75
9. Connex Sverige AB 70
10. Seco Tools AB 70
11. ISS Cleaning 60

(Source )

Twin Towns & Sister cities

Ludvika has three twin towns:

• Bad Honnef, Germany
• Imatra, Finland ^[3]
• Kontiolahti, Finland

Sports

Many sport teams have their origins in Ludvika Municipality. The soccer teams "Östansbo IS" (ÖIS), "Ludvika FK" (LFK, male) and "IFK Ludvika" (female) come from Ludvika and play in divisions 4 and 3. All three also have junior teams. There is also an ice-hockey team, Ludvika Hockey Förening Lightning. Other teams include ping-pong teams as well as other sports.

References

1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
3. "City Twins". Imatra. Retrieved 4 May 2014.

External links

• Ludvika - Official site

Coordinates: 60°08′N 15°11′E / 60.133°N 15.183°E