Ludvika Municipality

Ludvika Municipality (Ludvika kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County, central Sweden. It has its seat in the town of Ludvika.

Ludvika Municipality
Ludvika kommun
Municipality
Ludvika Railway Station
Ludvika Railway Station
Coat of arms of Ludvika Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 60°08′N 15°11′E
CountrySweden
CountyDalarna County
SeatLudvika
Area
[1]
 • Total1,647.81 km2 (636.22 sq mi)
 • Land1,490.42 km2 (575.45 sq mi)
 • Water157.39 km2 (60.77 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total26,497
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceDalarna
Municipal code2085
Websitewww.ludvika.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

In 1971 the City of Ludvika (itself instituted as such in 1919) was amalgamated with the adjacent municipalities of Grangärde and Säfsnäs, forming the present entity.

Localities

Figures as of 2004.[3]

  1. Ludvika 13,724
  2. Grängesberg 3,356
  3. Sunnansjö 758
  4. Saxdalen 752
  5. Fredriksberg 741
  6. Nyhammar 682
  7. Sörvik 540
  8. Blötberget 529
  9. Persbo/Gräsberg 459
  10. Gonäs 432
  11. Landforsen/Håksberg 438
  12. Grangärde 374
  • Other/countryside 2,967

Economy

Largest employers in Ludvika:[4]

  1. Hitachi ABB Power Grids 2,400
  2. County medical facilities 600
  3. Spendrups brewery 285
  4. VBU Västerbergslagens Utbildningscentrum 220
  5. RSV Tax Office 110
  6. Samhall-gruppen 80
  7. GIA Industri AB 75
  8. Brunnsviks folkhögskola 75
  9. Connex Sverige AB 70
  10. Seco Tools AB 70
  11. ISS Cleaning 60

Riksdag elections
Year % Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right
1973[5] 89.0 21,040 9.3 56.6 20.5 5.1 1.2 6.8 65.8 32.4
1976[6] 90.4 22,021 7.8 57.4 19.5 6.3 0.9 7.7 65.2 33.5
1979[7] 90.1 21,727 8.7 59.1 13.2 6.3 1.1 10.9 67.7 30.5
1982[8] 91.1 21,687 8.2 61.7 1.7 11.1 3.5 1.0 12.6 70.0 27.2
1985[9] 89.3 20,718 8.9 59.5 1.7 8.5 9.3 12.0 68.4 29.8
1988[10] 84.9 19,133 9.4 57.4 5.4 8.3 7.7 2.2 9.5 72.1 25.5
1991[11] 85.0 18,880 6.7 53.5 2.6 6.2 6.1 5.2 12.1 6.6 60.1 29.5
1994[12] 86.1 18,636 9.5 60.1 4.8 4.9 4.6 2.4 12.1 1.0 74.4 24.0
1998[13] 80.4 16,620 20.8 46.7 3.6 2.7 2.7 8.5 13.1 71.1 27.0
2002[14] 77.5 15,521 13.2 53.9 3.9 4.6 7.7 5.9 8.9 1.1 71.0 27.1
2006[15] 79.2 15,656 10.0 49.2 3.2 6.1 4.4 4.0 16.6 2.9 62.4 31.1
2010[16] 82.7 16,552 8.2 45.1 5.1 3.9 5.0 3.3 20.7 7.6 58.4 32.9
2014[17] 85.5 16,841 7.6 40.6 4.6 4.1 3.1 2.4 15.4 20.0 52.9 25.0
2018[18] 87.1 16,868 8.3 35.4 2.9 6.6 3.5 4.5 14.1 23.2 53.1 45.3

Twin Towns & Sister cities

Ludvika has three twin towns:

Sports

Many sport teams have their origins in Ludvika Municipality. The soccer teams "Östansbo IS" (ÖIS), "Ludvika FK" (LFK, male) and "IFK Ludvika" (female) come from Ludvika and play in divisions 4 and 3. All three also have junior teams. There is also an ice-hockey team, Ludvika Hockey Förening Lightning. Other teams include ping-pong teams as well as other sports.

References
  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 i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. "Korta fakta om folkmängd". www.ludvika.se. Archived from the original on 4 September 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. "Korta fakta om näringsliv". www.ludvika.se. Archived from the original on 8 September 2005. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  6. "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  7. "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  8. "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  9. "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  10. "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  11. "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  12. "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  13. "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  14. "Ludvika - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  15. "Ludvika - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  16. "Ludvika - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  17. "Ludvika - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  18. "Ludvika - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  19. "City Twins". Imatra. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
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