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Säffle Municipality

Coordinates: 59°08′N 12°56′E / 59.133°N 12.933°E / 59.133; 12.933
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Säffle Municipality
Säffle kommun
Municipality
Säffle town hall
Coat of arms of Säffle Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°08′N 12°56′E / 59.133°N 12.933°E / 59.133; 12.933
CountrySweden
CountyVärmland County
SeatSäffle
Area
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 • Total
2,497.51 km2 (964.29 sq mi)
 • Land1,220.78 km2 (471.35 sq mi)
 • Water1,276.73 km2 (492.95 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total
15,011
 • Density6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVärmland and Dalsland
Municipal code1785
Websitewww.saffle.se

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

Säffle was the last local government unit in Sweden to get the title of a city, in 1951. In 1952 the system with different types of municipalities was made obsolete, but it formally existed until 1971. The present municipality was created in that year, when the city was amalgamated with the surrounding rural municipalities.

The municipality covers a peninsula in Lake Vänern (Värmlandsnäs), and has a large fresh water archipelago.

Värmlandsnäs

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Värmlandsnäs, also called Näset, is a big and important part of the municipality. The area which reaches out into the middle of Lake Vänern as a big peninsula is very significant to the economy by the produce of pork. The area supplies more than 200,000 people with pork.[citation needed]

Näset also has an archipelago on the east side. The boat people talk very well of Millesvik Archipelago (Millesviks skärgård), which also has a lot of old runestones and other ancient monuments.[citation needed]

From Ekenäs harbor you can take the tourist boat to Lurö, a small island in Lake Vänern. At Lurö you can dine and stay over night.[citation needed]

Many people who visit Värmlandsnäs in the summer wants to take a swim in Lake Vänern. The opportunities are plenty and good. At Ekenäs you will find a very nice bathing place. From this place you can almost walk all the way out to Lurö. Other popular bathing places are Ekôrn and the bathing place at Örud near Örö harbor (Örö hamn).[citation needed]

Localities

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Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Säffle Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[4]

In total there were 15,390 residents, including 11,665 Swedish citizens of voting age.[4] 42.7% voted for the left coalition and 56.2% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

International relations

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Twin towns — Sister cities

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Säffle Municipality is twinned with:

Norway Hol, Norway
Denmark Tørring, Denmark[citation needed]
Finland Mäntyharju, Finland
Estonia Antsla, Estonia[5]

References

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  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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ Hulta at GEOnet Names Server
  4. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Säffle i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Antsla valla arengukava 2003–2012" (in Estonian). Antsla vald. p. 81. Retrieved 23 July 2011.[permanent dead link‍]
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