Forshaga Municipality

Forshaga Municipality
Forshaga kommun
Municipality
Slottet villa (1880s)

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Värmland County
Seat Forshaga
Area[1]
 • Total 397.29 km2 (153.39 sq mi)
 • Land 348.18 km2 (134.43 sq mi)
 • Water 49.11 km2 (18.96 sq mi)
  Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2017)[2]
 • Total 11,509
 • Density 29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Värmland
Municipal code 1763
Website www.forshaga.se

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

The first municipality named Forshaga was a market town (köping) which was detached from Grava in 1944. The local government reform of the 1970s made Forshaga a unitary municipality in 1971 and in 1974 Ullerud was added to it.

Forshaga was known in the 14th century as a location for salmon fishing in the river Klarälven. Salmons were used both locally and transported to monasteries in southern Sweden. Forshaga is still known for its rich fishing waters, which attract hobby sport fishers from all over the country.

Localities

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2017" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

Coordinates: 59°32′N 13°28′E / 59.533°N 13.467°E / 59.533; 13.467

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.