Kvicksund

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Kvicksund
X50 train crossing the Kvicksund bridge
X50 train crossing the Kvicksund bridge
Kvicksund (Sweden)
Kvicksund
Kvicksund
Coordinates: 59°27′N 16°19′E / 59.45, 16.317
Country Sweden
Municipality Västerås Municipality and
Eskilstuna Municipality[1]
County Västmanland County and
Södermanland County
Province Västmanland and
Södermanland
Area [2]
 - Total 3.07 km² (1.2 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[2]
 - Total 1,714
 - Density 559/km² (1,447.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Kvicksund is a bimunicipal[1] locality (pop. 1,566 as of 2000) on the shores of Lake Mälaren, Sweden, in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County and Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County.

Kvicksund is mainly situated in two different areas, one on the southern shore and one on the northern. The northern part is confined to the island of Nyckelön while the southern part is on the mainland.

Municipality Population
in Kvicksund
Other
localities
Rural Total  % of
municipality
population
Västerås 876 117,200 8,252 126,328 0.69
Eskilstuna 690 76,009 11,709 88,408 0.78
Total 1,566 193,209 19,961 214,736 0.73

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Coordinates: 59°27′N, 16°19′E