Leksand Municipality

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

Leksand Municipality
Leksands kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Leksand Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 60°44′N 15°0′E
CountrySweden
CountyDalarna County
SeatLeksand
Area
[1]
 • Total1,411.9579 km2 (545.1600 sq mi)
 • Land1,221.2279 km2 (471.5187 sq mi)
 • Water190.73 km2 (73.64 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total16,012
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceDalarna
Municipal code2029
Websitewww.leksand.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

In 1974 "old" Leksand was amalgamated with Ål and reunited with Siljansnäs (which had been separated from it in 1875).

Geography
Bridge over Österdal River

The municipality is located alongside the Österdalälven, (Österdal River), and the town is at the southern shore of lake Siljan.

The culture is marked by being in the heart of the culture rich Dalarna. There is a substantial old town section in Leksand, with preserved old cottages as a landmark.

Localities
Norsgatan

Economy

Most companies are small enterprises, covering several sectors. To the larger belong:

  • Clas Ohlson (Sweden's largest department store chain, which was founded in Insjön)
  • Leksandsbröd (Swedish crispbread)
  • Bergkvist-Insjön (Wood factory)
  • Tomoku Hus (Houses for export to Japan)
  • Leksands IF (Sport organization)
  • Ejendals

In the 2002 list of Swedish Industry Climate, Leksand Municipality was ranked 15 of 289 investigated municipalities.

Riksdag elections
Year % Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right
1973[3] 89.5 8,329 1.9 36.5 40.0 8.8 2.9 9.7 38.4 58.4
1976[4] 90.7 8,977 2.0 35.2 38.3 10.0 2.7 11.7 37.2 60.0
1979[5] 89.7 7,202 2.5 35.6 30.9 8.9 2.9 18.5 38.1 58.4
1982[6] 90.3 9,522 2.5 37.6 1.9 27.7 5.4 3.5 21.3 40.2 54.5
1985[7] 88.8 9,561 2.9 36.8 1.7 25.3 13.2 19.9 39.8 58.5
1988[8] 85.3 9,172 3.5 35.5 6.2 21.4 11.1 7.4 14.7 45.3 47.2
1991[9] 85.7 9,690 3.1 31.9 3.4 15.1 8.2 11.8 18.2 7.4 35.0 53.3
1994[10] 86.3 9,994 5.4 38.6 7.6 13.0 5.9 7.7 20.2 0.9 51.6 46.8
1998[11] 82.3 9,584 11.7 30.8 6.1 8.9 2.8 18.1 19.3 48.6 49.2
2002[12] 80.5 9,428 7.7 34.9 4.8 14.1 10.2 13.1 12.5 0.8 47.4 49.9
2006[13] 82.9 9,834 4.8 31.3 4.9 13.6 5.0 10.5 16.6 2.9 41.0 54.6
2010[14] 85.0 10,245 4.2 28.9 6.5 9.4 5.3 8.8 31.4 4.0 39.6 54.9
2014[15] 87.5 10,584 4.9 29.4 5.8 10.0 3.8 7.4 23.7 11.8 40.1 44.9
2018[16] 89.5 10,944 7.0 26.1 3.7 12.9 3.6 9.5 19.6 16.2 49.7 48.9

Notability

One of Sweden's most popular ice hockey teams is Leksands IF. NHL goalkeeper Johan Hedberg hails from Leksand. In addition, one of Sweden's best baseball teams (Leksand Lumberjacks) plays in Leksand. Along with Mora, Leksand co-hosted the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The European Go Congress was held in Leksand in 2008.

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Leksand is twinned with:[17]

References
  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  4. "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  5. "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  6. "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  7. "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  8. "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  9. "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  10. "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  11. "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  12. "Leksand - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  13. "Leksand - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  14. "Leksand - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  15. "Leksand - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  16. "Leksand - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  17. "Vänorter och internationella partnerskap". leksand.se (in Swedish). Leksands kommun. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
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