Smedjebacken Municipality

Smedjebackens kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Dalarna County
Seat	Smedjebacken
Area[1]
• Total	1,057.81 km^2 (408.42 sq mi)
• Land	947.92 km^2 (365.99 sq mi)
• Water	109.89 km^2 (42.43 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
• Total	10,826
• Density	10/km^2 (27/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Dalarna
Municipal code	2061
Website	www.smedjebacken.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Smedjebacken Municipality (Smedjebackens kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Smedjebacken.

The present municipality was formed in two steps during the last nationwide local government reform in Sweden. In 1967 the market town (köping) Smedjebacken was reunited with Norrbärke from which it had been detached in 1918. In 1974 Söderbärke was added.

The municipality borders to eight other municipalities.

Localities

• Gubbo
• Hagge
• Ludvika (minor part)
• Smedjebacken (seat)
• Söderbärke
• Vad

The coat of arms depicts a sailing ship and cogwheels. These are intended to show the old and new industry sectors of the municipality. It was first granted 1947, but has undergone a few redesigns since. In Smedjebacken there is a skiingclub NSKalpin.com which has a live webcamera from the slope. You can also find it on Google Earth and YouTube. Also close by is Lernbo where the biggest sportsfishing retailer in Europe has its headquarters.

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.

External links

• Smedjebacken Municipality – Official site

Coordinates: 60°08′N 15°25′E / 60.133°N 15.417°E