Smedjebacken Municipality

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

Smedjebacken Municipality
Smedjebackens kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Smedjebacken Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 60°08′N 15°25′E
CountrySweden
CountyDalarna County
SeatSmedjebacken
Area
[1]
 • Total1,057.81 km2 (408.42 sq mi)
 • Land947.92 km2 (365.99 sq mi)
 • Water109.89 km2 (42.43 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total10,933
 • Density10/km2 (27/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceDalarna
Municipal code2061
Websitewww.smedjebacken.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

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.

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. Also close by is Lernbo where the biggest sportsfishing retailer in Europe has its headquarters.

Localities

Riksdag elections
Year % Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right
1973[3] 91.7 8,275 5.7 61.4 21.2 5.3 1.0 5.0 67.3 31.6
1976[4] 92.5 8,731 5.3 60.3 21.3 5.7 1.0 6.3 65.5 33.3
1979[5] 92.9 8,856 5.2 61.3 16.4 6.0 1.1 9.1 66.5 31.5
1982[6] 92.8 8,926 5.6 63.4 1.2 14.7 3.4 0.8 10.7 69.0 28.8
1985[7] 91.1 8,842 6.5 61.7 1.4 11.7 8.2 10.4 68.2 30.3
1988[8] 85.8 8,281 7.5 60.8 3.9 11.3 6.8 1.7 7.7 72.2 25.9
1991[9] 85.6 8,324 6.3 52.6 2.7 9.2 5.4 4.6 11.3 7.1 59.0 30.4
1994[10] 87.3 8,275 8.6 60.4 4.5 8.0 3.7 1.7 11.6 1.0 73.4 25.0
1998[11] 82.1 7,401 19.2 47.9 4.0 4.8 2.2 6.9 13.6 71.1 27.4
2002[12] 77.8 6,693 11.5 55.1 3.7 6.6 6.9 5.1 9.4 0.5 70.3 28.0
2006[13] 81.6 6,839 7.6 53.7 2.9 7.3 3.2 3.5 16.1 2.2 64.2 30.1
2010[14] 85.2 7,200 6.7 50.9 4.1 5.1 3.4 2.7 19.7 6.4 61.7 30.8
2014[15] 87.4 7,391 6.7 44.1 3.6 5.4 1.9 2.1 15.0 18.5 54.4 24.4
2018[16] 88.1 7,440 7.6 39.0 2.1 6.3 2.5 4.5 13.9 22.9 57.4 41.3

Notable natives

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. "Smedjebacken - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  13. "Smedjebacken - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  14. "Smedjebacken - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  15. "Smedjebacken - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  16. "Smedjebacken - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
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