Hammarö Municipality
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Varmland County in Sweden Hammarö Municipality in Varmland County  Map outlining municipalities of Sweden |
Coat of arms |
|
| Municipal facts | ||
| Seat | Skoghall | |
|
|
||
| County | Värmland County | |
| Province | Värmland | |
| Area Rank |
57 km² 279th of 290 |
|
| Population Rank (2005) |
14,390 152nd of 290 |
|
| Density | 253/km² | |
Hammarö Municipality is a Swedish municipality in Värmland, in west central Sweden. The municipal seat is located in Skoghall, situated at 50 meters height, with over 12,000 of the municipal 14,000 inhabitants.
With an area of 57 km² it is one of Sweden's 20 smallest, as well as the smallest of the Värmland County.
Contents |
[edit] Geography
The municipality consists of the island Hammarön and adjacent archipelago. The name Hammarö, or Hammarön, literally means "Hammer Island", and has given the municipality its name. The island itself is 47 km² large, the third largest island of lake Vänern, and located off the shore of Värmland, separated by the Klarälven river delta.
From Skoghall it is 7 kilometers to the Swedish city Karlstad, which takes about 10 minutes. Hammarö in fact only borders (by land) to Karlstad Municipality.
[edit] Industry
A hundreds years ago, the largest employers were all in the fishing sectors. Today, the company Stora Enso Skoghall, manufacturing cardboard boxes, has 950 employees. Second is Akzo Nobel Base Chemicals with 150, manufacturing chemical products.
[edit] Sister cities
- Enebakk, Norway
- Poel, an island and municipality in the Baltic Sea, belonging to Germany. Treaty signed in 2003.
- Małkinia Gòrna, Poland
[edit] External links
- Hammarö - Official site
| Municipalities of Värmland County |
| Arvika | Eda | Filipstad | Forshaga | Grums | Hagfors | Hammarö | Karlstad | Kil | Kristinehamn | Munkfors | Storfors | Sunne | Säffle | Torsby | Årjäng |
| Counties of Sweden | Sweden |
