Arvika Municipality

Arvika Municipality
Arvika Municipality
Arvika kommun
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Värmland County
Seat Arvika
Area[1]
 – Total 1,968.55 km2 (760.1 sq mi)
 – Land 1,659.43 km2 (640.7 sq mi)
 – Water 309.12 km2 (119.4 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
 – Total 26,108
 – Density 13.3/km2 (34.3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 – Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Värmland
Municipal code 1784
Website www.arvika.se

Arvika Municipality (Arvika kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Arvika.

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Arvika was amalgamated with five rural municipalities.

Arvika is most known for the annual Arvika Festival that attracts international artists.

Contents

Localities

  • Arvika (seat)
  • Edane
  • Glava
  • Gunnarskog
  • Jössefors
  • Klässbol
  • Sulvik
  • Åmotfors (partly)

Notable natives

References

External links

Coordinates: 59°39′N 12°35′E / 59.65°N 12.583°E / 59.65; 12.583


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