Karlstad Municipality

Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Karlstads kommun


county=Värmland County
province=Värmland
capital=Karlstad


arearank=69th
area=1,571.53
arealand=1,165.25
populationrank=19th
population=82,878
densityrank=74th
populationdensity=71.1
website=http://www.karlstad.se/
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006

Karlstad Municipality ("Karlstads kommun") is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Karlstad.

The present municipality was established in 1971 when the former City of Karlstad was amalgamated with a number of surrounding rural municipalities.

Localities

*Alster
*Blombacka
*Karlstad (seat)
*Molkom
*Skattkärr
*Vallargärdet
*Väse

Notable natives

*Bengt Alsterlind, TV host ("Hajk")
*Sven-Erik Magnusson, singer/dance band artist (Sven-Ingvars)
*Christer Sjögren, singer/dance band artist (Vikingarna)
*Ulf Sterner, ice hockey player (first Swede to play in the National Hockey League)

ites of interest

*Alsters herrgård, the manor house where Gustaf Fröding was born
*Karlstad Church, built in 1730
*An indoor ice rink and event arena, Löfbergs Lila Arena, expanded in 2002 to host the Ice Hockey World Championships
*Botanical gardens
*The masonic lodge where the negotiations for the dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway were held in 1905
*A runestone, one of four known in Värmland
*A history museum
*A nature museum

Town twinning

*flagicon|Norway Moss, Norway
*flagicon|Denmark Horsens, Denmark
*flagicon|Finland Nokia, Finland
*flagicon|Iceland Blönduós, Iceland
*flagicon|Estonia Jõgeva, Estonia
*flagicon|Croatia Karlovac, Croatia

ee also

*Swedish Rescue Services Agency
*Swedish Rally
*Klarälven
*Karlstad Hundred
*Färjestads BK
*Tingvallagymnasiet

External links

* [http://www.karlstad.se/ Karlstad Municipality] - Official site
* [http://www.kau.se/eng/ Karlstad University]