Rättvik Municipality

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

Rättvik Municipality
Rättviks kommun
Municipality
Rättvik town hall
Rättvik town hall
Coat of arms of Rättvik Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 60°53′N 15°08′E
CountrySweden
CountyDalarna County
SeatRättvik
Area
[1]
 • Total2,137.79 km2 (825.41 sq mi)
 • Land1,920.66 km2 (741.57 sq mi)
 • Water217.13 km2 (83.83 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total11,103
 • Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceDalarna
Municipal code2031
Websitewww.rattvik.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

In 1963 the municipality was reunited with Boda, which had been detached from it in 1875, and in 1974 Ore was added, thus forming the present municipality.

Geography

Rättvik municipality is situated in the middle of Sweden in the province of Dalarna, in between the three Swedish cities Borlänge, Falun and Mora.

It is located in a traditional forest and agriculture environment, which is how most of Sweden looked in the 19th century and earlier. Nowadays, its culture also attracts a significant number of tourists.

The area near Rättvik municipality has the highest population of brown bears in Sweden.

Town

The contiguous urban area, or locality of Rättvik lies on Lake Siljan, and had 4,588 inhabitants in 2005;[3] it is widely known for its old tradition of folkmusic and the beauty of the surroundings close to Lake Siljan; it is included on many tours of Sweden as an example of a traditional Swedish and Scandinavian way of living.

Its culture and landscape are by some regarded as being genuinely Swedish as it gets. For instance, Rättvik still has its picturesque old church located by the water, where it is surrounded by old "church stables" where the church visitors used to leave their horses.

Every year the folk music festival "Music at Siljan" is held in Rättvik, by the shores of Siljan.

The annual summer opera festival, the Dalhalla Opera, takes place 7 km north of the town in an open-air theatre located in a former limestone quarry.

The bandy club IFK Rättvik has an indoor arena.

Rättvik's church
IFK Rättvik's bandy arena

Riksdag elections
Year % Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right
1973[4] 84.9 6,867 4.5 36.6 39.8 8.0 2.5 8.5 41.1 56.2
1976[5] 86.5 7,202 3.7 34.4 38.7 8.9 1.4 12.6 38.1 60.2
1979[6] 85.1 7,312 4.0 36.0 33.0 7.9 1.6 17.0 40.0 57.9
1982[7] 85.4 7,329 3.8 37.6 2.3 27.9 5.7 1.8 20.8 41.4 54.4
1985[8] 84.0 7,318 3.6 36.8 1.8 22.9 15.6 19.3 40.3 57.8
1988[9] 78.0 6,778 4.2 37.6 6.1 19.4 13.0 4.9 14.5 47.9 46.9
1991[10] 80.5 7,096 2.9 33.1 3.6 13.6 8.2 8.4 18.5 10.3 36.0 48.7
1994[11] 79.7 7,014 4.9 42.3 6.8 12.6 7.0 4.2 19.9 1.8 53.9 43.7
1998[12] 76.4 6,570 11.0 33.1 5.1 8.7 5.0 13.0 19.8 49.2 46.5
2002[13] 76.4 6,497 6.7 38.9 4.5 14.6 11.3 8.1 12.8 0.8 50.2 46.8
2006[14] 79.0 6,776 4.1 36.0 4.1 15.3 5.7 5.5 22.2 2.5 44.3 48.7
2010[15] 81.8 7,159 3.7 34.1 6.2 11.2 5.1 4.9 26.5 6.1 44.0 47.7
2014[16] 84.6 7,458 4.5 31.7 4.8 10.2 3.6 3.4 21.4 17.0 41.0 38.6
2018[17] 87.2 7,644 6.1 26.7 3.0 12.2 3.1 7.1 16.8 23.4 48.0 50.4

Resources
  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. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (xls) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
  4. "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  5. "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  6. "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  7. "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  8. "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  9. "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  10. "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  11. "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  12. "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  13. "Mora - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  14. "Mora - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  15. "Mora - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  16. "Mora - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  17. "Mora - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
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