Ludvika

Ludvika
Ludvika Town Hall

Coat of arms
Ludvika
Coordinates:
Country Sweden
Province Dalarna
County Dalarna County
Municipality Ludvika Municipality and
Smedjebacken Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 10.93 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 • Total 14,018
 • Density 1,283/km2 (3,323/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Ludvika is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 14,018 inhabitants in 2005.[1]

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Overview

The conurbation of Ludvika extends over the border of Smedjebacken Municipality, where about 400 inhabitants live.

Ludvika is situated by a lake called Väsman, in the south-east part of the municipality.

Population of Ludvika as of 2005 distributed by municipalities:

Municipality Population
in Ludvika		 Other
urban
areas		 Other Total  % of
municipality
population
Ludvika 13.726 9,234 3,232 26,450 52.87
Smedjebacken 392 7,595 3,577 11,598 3.67
Total 14,018 16,829 6,809 38,048 37.87

Distances to other cities

Notable natives

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Ludvika:

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
Ludvika is one of 133 places with the historical city status in Sweden.
Localities:
Blötberget  · Fredriksberg  · Gonäs  · Grangärde  · Grängesberg  · Håksberg  · Ludvika (part of) (seat)  · Nyhammar  · Persbo  · Saxdalen  · Sörvik  · Sunnansjö
Localities:
Gubbo  · Hagge  · Ludvika (part of)  · Smedjebacken (seat)  · Söderbärke  · Vad
Municipalities
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