Säffle

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Säffle

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image_caption = View from south over the floodgate
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 = Säffle Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Värmland County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 = Värmland
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 7.28
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 9,156
population_density_km2 = 1257
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
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Säffle is a town in the Swedish traditional province Värmland and the seat of Säffle Municipality, Värmland County. It has a population of about 9,156 inhabitants.

Säffle is known for being the last place in Sweden formally getting the title of a City in 1951. This status was abolished in 1971. It is now the seat of the much larger Säffle Municipality.

History

Säffle started to grow right after the channel was built in 1837. In 1879 the railroad came to the city. In 1882 Säffle had a population of 700 inhabitants. Today, Säffle municipality has 16,077 inhabitants (January 1 2005).

A story says that Olof Trätälja was setteld down and lived in Säffle. Streets, churches, and a lot of other places are named after this Viking.

Roads

Säffle is at the junction of the European routes E45 and E18.

Tourism

ister cities

Säffle has four sister cities:

ports Associations

* [http://www.safflehc.se/ Säffle Hockey Club] - Icehockey
* [http://www.sks.nu/ SK Sifhälla] - football
* [http://www.freewebs.com/saffleff/ Säffle FF] - football

Art & Museum

* [http://www.vikingaleden.se/ Viking Trail Society]
* [http://www.varmlandsvikingacenter.se/ The Viking center of Värmland] - The Viking museum outside Säffle

Trade & Industry

The economy of Säffle is largely based on industry. Säffle has continued to grow as the pulpwood industry has expanded in Sweden. The pulp mill in Säffle has been a major driver of the local economy.

In the early 19th Century there was also brick industry in Säffle, which supplied the town with facing bricks. This you can see on all of the old buildings from this time in the downtown area.

The biggest companies in Säffle today are:
SOMAS
Petersson - Paper mill
Säffle Karosseri
BTG
CCI
MOELVEN

Famous people from Säffle

* Tina Thörner, Sport,Rally
* Daniel Carlsson, Sport,Rally
* Esaias Tegnér, Writer
* Torsten Källe, Inventor
* Lill-Lars, Dwarf
* Johnas Remaika, Actor
* Åsa Berg, Musical Artist
* Maria Sköld, Singer
* Lars-Erik Torp, Sport,Rally
* Annichen Kringstad, Sport,Orienteer
* Torgny Melin, Artist
* Gunnar "Säffle Gunnar" Andersson, Sport,Football
* Daniel Castañeda Z., tattoo artist
* Anders Jacobsson, member of known heavy metal band Draconian

References