Karlstad Municipality

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Karlstads kommun

County	Värmland County
Province	Värmland
Seat	Karlstad

Area • Total area • Land area	87th of 290 1167.1 km²
Population • Total	19th of 290 82,878 inhabitants
Density • Total	69 inhabitants/km²
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Population as of 2006

Karlstad Municipality (Karlstads kommun) is one of Sweden's 290 municipalities, situated in Värmland County in western Sweden. The city Karlstad constitutes the municipality seat.

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

Contents

1 Localities
2 Notable natives
3 Sites of interest
4 Town twinning
5 See also
6 External links

Bengt Alsterlind - TV-host (Hajk)
Sven-Erik Magnusson - singer/dance band artist (Sven-Ingvars)
Christer Sjögren - singer/dance band artist (Vikingarna)
Ulf Sterner - hockey player (first Swede in the NHL)

Alsters herrgård, the manor house where Gustaf Fröding was born
Karlstad Church, built in 1730 (the only catedral in Värmland is located in Kristinehamn)
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 rune stone: one of four known in Värmland.
A history museum
A nature museum.

Karlstad - Official site
Karlstad University

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