Eda Municipality

Eda Municipality
Eda kommun
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Värmland County
Seat Charlottenberg
Area[1]
 • Total 900.9 km2 (347.8 sq mi)
 • Land 825.4 km2 (318.7 sq mi)
 • Water 75.5 km2 (29.2 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
 • Total 8,572
 • Density 9.5/km2 (24.6/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Värmland
Municipal code 1730
Website www.eda.se

Eda Municipality (Eda kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden, on the Norwegian border. Its seat is located in the town of Charlottenberg.

The municipal reform of 1971 saw the forming of the present municipality through the amalgamation of "old" Eda with Köla and Järnskog.

Contents

Localities

Government and politics

Distribution of the 35 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:

Results of the Swedish general election, 2010 in Eda:

Sights

The perhaps most notable sight is the Eda Fortlet, which was in use from 1650 to 1814. It was the largest fortress in the province of Värmland, with the purpose of defending against Norwegian troops. It was made obsolete with the Union between Sweden and Norway in 1814.

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