Kil Municipality

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Kils kommun
County Värmland County
Province Värmland
Seat Kil
Area
 • Total area
 • Land area		 213th of 290
409.32 km²
360.69 km²
Population
 • Total
 187th of 290
11,803 inhabitants
Density
 • Total		 125th of 290
32.7 inhabitants/km²
Website http://www.kil.se/
Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006

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

The local government reform of 1971 amalgamated Stora Kil, Järnskog and a part of Brunskog, thus forming Kil Municipality.

Kil means wedge, crack or similar in Swedish, in this case referring to a bay (old Swedish). The name is at least from the 15th century, referring to a bay by the small lake Hyn, where the church was constructed. The town later became the seat of the juridical Kil Hundred, which is known to have existed in 1426.

The wedge is noted in the coat of arms.

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Sweden's first railroad in 1849.

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Localities in Kil Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden
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