Älvkarleby Municipality

Älvkarleby Municipality
Älvkarleby kommun
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Uppsala County
Seat Skutskär
Area[1]
 • Total 615.7747 km2 (237.8 sq mi)
 • Land 213.3847 km2 (82.4 sq mi)
 • Water 402.39 km2 (155.4 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
 • Total 9,060
 • Density 14.7/km2 (38.1/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Uppland
Municipal code 0319
Website www.alvkarleby.se

Älvkarleby Municipality (Älvkarleby kommun) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Skutskär.

The municipality is one of few in the country which has not been amalgamated since it was created out of a parish when the first local government acts of Sweden were implemented in 1863.

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History

Not until late in the Bronze Age (10th century BC) did parts of what is now Älvkarleby begin to rise out of the Baltic Sea. Remains of settlements from that period has been found in the area. In the Early Iron Age (6th-12th century) the population began to grow and people supported themselves on farming, hunting, fishing and livestock. The first mention of Älvkarleby is found in documents from the early Middle Ages (13th century).

Älvkarleby was the hometown of the author Stig Dagerman.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
  2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 

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Localities in Älvkarleby Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden
Localities:
Älvkarleby · Gårdskär · Marma · Skutskär (part of) (seat)