Munkfors Municipality
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| Munkfors kommun | |
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| County | Värmland County |
| Province | Värmland |
| Seat | Munkfors |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
266th of 290 148.64 km² 142.33 km² |
| Population • Total |
282nd of 290 3,936 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
141st of 290 27.7 inhabitants/km² |
| Website | http://www.munkfors.se/ |
| Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006 | |
Munkfors Municipality (Munkfors kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Munkfors.
In 1952 the rural municipality Ransäter got the title of a market town (köping) and the name Munkfors after its only built-up locality. With the local government reform of 1971 it became a municipality of unitary type without addition of territory. The municipality is today the 9th smallest by population in Sweden.
In Ransäter lies the Geijer School, in honour of author Erik Gustaf Geijer (1783-1843), who was born at the Ransäter farm. A second notable Ransäter native was Tage Erlander (1901-1985), who was Prime Minister of Sweden 1946-1969.
The municipality has one sister city: Lindsborg, Kansas, U.S.A.
[edit] External link
- Munkfors Municipality - Official site
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