Kristinehamn Municipality

Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Kristinehamns kommun
county=Värmland County
province=Värmland
capital=Kristinehamn


arearank=77th
area=1,392.37
arealand=748.01
populationrank=103th
population=23,906
densityrank=129th
populationdensity=31.96
website=http://www.kristinehamn.se/
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2007

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

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Kristinehamn was merged with parts of the two dissolved rural municipalities Visnum and Väse.

Localities

*Kristinehamn (seat)
*Björneborg
*Bäckhammar
*Ölme

ites of interest

*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.

External links

* [http://www.kristinehamn.se Kristinehamn Municipality] - Official site
* [http://www.kristinehamn.com Kristinehamn Information Service]
*sv icon [http://runeberg.org/nfbn/0747.html Article "Kristinehamn"] - From Nordisk familjebok