- Älvkarleby Municipality
Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Älvkarleby kommun
county=Uppsala County
province=Uppland
capital=Skutskär
arearank=244th
area=235.21
arealand=213.37
populationrank=234th
population=9,110
densityrank=101st
populationdensity=42.7
website=http://www.alvkarleby.se/
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006Älvkarleby Municipality ("Älvkarleby kommun") is a municipality in
Uppsala County in east centralSweden . Its seat is located in the town ofSkutskär .The municipality is one of few in the country which has not been amalgamated since it was created out of a
parish when the first local government acts of Sweden were implemented in1863 .Localities
*Gårdskär
*Marma
*Skutskär (seat)
*Älvkarleby History
Not until late in the
Bronze Age (10th century BC ) did parts of what is now Älvkarleby begin to rise out of theBaltic Sea . Remains of settlements from that period has been found in the area. In the EarlyIron Age (6th-12th century ) the population began to grow and people supported themselves on farming, hunting, fishing and livestock. The first mention of Älvkarleby is found in documents from the earlyMiddle Ages (13th century ).Älvkarleby was the hometown of the author
Stig Dagerman .ee also
*
Gamlakarleby /Karleby
*Nykarleby External links
* [http://www.alvkarleby.se/ Älvkarleby Municipality] - Official site
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