Leksand Municipality
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| Leksand Municipality Image:Leksand kommun.png Map outlining municipalities of Sweden | Coat of arms Image:Leksand City Arms.png | |
| Municipal facts | ||
| Seat | Leksand: | |
| County | Dalarna County | |
| Province | Dalarna | |
Area
| 769 km² 78th of 290 | |
Population
| 15,504 142nd of 290 | |
| Density | 13/km² | |
- This page deals with both Leksand Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Leksand
Leksand is a Municipalityin central Sweden, in the Dalarna province, administratively in Dalarna County. Its seat is in Leksand with 5,700 inhabitants, situated at Template:Coor dm.
Other towns are Insjön, Siljansnäs, Tällberg and Djura. Also significant, half of the municipal population live in one of 94 villages.
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Geography
Geographically the municipality is located alongside the Dalälven, (Dalecarlia River), and the town is at the southern shore of lake Siljan.
The culture is marked by being in the heart of the culture rich Dalarna. There is a substantial old town sektion in Leksand, with small red houses.
Sister cities
Leksand has seven sister cities:
- Hörsholm, Denmark
- Lillehammer, Norway
- Oulais, Finland
- Karksi-Nuia, Estonia
- Aurora, Canada
- Tobetsu, Japan
- Brainerd, Minnesota, USA
Notability
One of Sweden's best ice hockey teams is Leksands IF.
Industry
Most companies are small enterprises, covering several sectors. To the larger belong:
- Clas Ohlson (elechtronical chain)
- Leksandsbröd (bread)
- Bergkvist-Insjön
- Tomoku Hus (houses)
- Leksands IF (sport team)
- Ejendals
In the 2002 list of Swedish Industry Climate, Leksand Municipality was ranked 15 of 289 investigated municipality.
See also
External links
- Leksand - Official site
| Dalarna County |
| Avesta | Borlänge | Falun | Gagnef | Hedemora | Leksand | Ludvika | Malung | Mora | Orsa | Rättvik | Smedjebacken | Säter | Vansbro | Älvdalen |
| Counties of Sweden | Sweden |
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