Leksand Municipality

Leksand Municipality (Leksands kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Leksand.

Leksand Municipality

Leksands kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 60°44′N 15°0′E
CountrySweden
CountyDalarna County
SeatLeksand
Area
 • Total1,411.9579 km2 (545.1600 sq mi)
 • Land1,221.2279 km2 (471.5187 sq mi)
 • Water190.73 km2 (73.64 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total15,807
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceDalarna
Municipal code2029
Websitewww.leksand.se
Density is calculated using land area only.
Church of Leksand, 2007.
Bridge over Österdal River.
Norsgatan.

In 1974 "old" Leksand was amalgamated with Ål and reunited with Siljansnäs (which had been separated from it in 1875).

Leksand is twinned with Aurora, Ontario, Canada

Geography

The municipality is located alongside the Österdalälven, (Österdal River), and the town is at the southern shore of lake Siljan.

The culture is marked by being in the heart of the culture rich Dalarna. There is a substantial old town section in Leksand, with preserved old cottages as a landmark.

Localities

Industry

Most companies are small enterprises, covering several sectors. To the larger belong:

  • Clas Ohlson (Sweden's largest department store chain, which was founded in Insjön)
  • Leksandsbröd (Swedish crispbread)
  • Bergkvist-Insjön (Wood factory)
  • Tomoku Hus (Houses for export to Japan)
  • Leksands IF (Sport organization)
  • Ejendals

In the 2002 list of Swedish Industry Climate, Leksand Municipality was ranked 15 of 289 investigated municipalities.

Notability

One of Sweden's most popular ice hockey teams is Leksands IF. NHL goalkeeper Johan Hedberg hails from Leksand. In addition, one of Sweden's best baseball teams (Leksand Lumberjacks) plays in Leksand. Along with Mora, Leksand co-hosted the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The European Go Congress was held in Leksand in 2008.

Sister cities

Leksand has seven sister cities:

References
  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
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