Malung-Sälen Municipality

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Malung-Sälens kommun
County Dalarna County
Province Dalarna
Seat Malung
Area
 • Total area
 • Land area		 23rd of 290
4,339.31 km²
4,105.77 km²
Population
 • Total
 205th of 290
10,518 inhabitants
Density
 • Total		 264th of 290
2.6 inhabitants/km²
Website http://www.malung.se/
Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006

Malung-Sälen Municipality (Malung-Sälens kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Malung.

Malung Municipality was created in 1971 by the amalgamation of "old" Malung with the adjacent entities Lima and Transtrand. In 2007 the Government of Sweden [1] decided to approve the present name, which took effect on January 1st, 2008. The reason for the double name, the only of its kind in Sweden, is to promote the skiing resort Sälen.

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[edit] Geography

The terrain in the area is largely submontane, with plenty of bog and forest. The Transtrandsfjällen in the north are the southernmost mountains in Sweden, marking the start of the Scandinavian mountain range. Rocks are mostly metamorphic and sedimentary, with occurrences of basalt. Most settlements are located in and around the valley of Västerdalälven.

[edit] Localities

The municipal population was around 13,000 in the 1960s, but has decreased continually since then.

The villages in the municipality, with population figures from 2005 [1], are:

  • Lima (418)
  • Limedsforsen (443)
  • Malung (seat) (5,146)
  • Malungsfors (559)
  • Sälen (508) - Is a nationally renowned skiing resort.
  • Transtrand (373)
  • Yttermalung (216)
  • Öje (202) (population figure from 2000)


[edit] Education

Malung has a Folk high school, specialized in folk music and folk dance. One notable former music student is Emma Härdelin.

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Government Press Release (in Swedish), 1st of mach 2007
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