Hedemora Municipality
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Hedemora Municipality Map outlining the municipalities of Sweden |
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| Seat | Hedemora | |
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| County | Dalarna County | |
| Province | Dalarna | |
Area
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840 km² 122nd of 290 |
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Population
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15,506 141st of 290 |
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| Population density | 18.5/km² | |
Hedemora is a Municipality in the Dalarna (Dalecarlia) province, in central Sweden. Its seat is in Hedemora, with about 7,300 inhabitants.
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[edit] History
The town Hedemora was chartered in 1446, which means it is the oldest and only medieval town in Dalecarlia. The centre of Hedemora consists of many old buildings, often built of wood.
[edit] Sister cities
Hedemora has five sister cities:
[edit] Municipal towns
Alphabetical:
Backa , Brattfors , Garpenberg , Garpenbergs gård , Grådö , Hedemora , Husby , Ingvallsbenning-Lerbo , Jälkarbyn , Kloster , Långshyttan , Nordansjö , Norn , Nygården , Olshyttan , Rörshyttan , Stjärnsund , Turbo , Vikmanshyttan , Västerby and Västkusten.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Hedemora - Official site
Hedemora Municipality is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.| Dalarna County |
| Avesta | Borlänge | Falun | Gagnef | Hedemora | Leksand | Ludvika | Malung | Mora | Orsa | Rättvik | Smedjebacken | Säter | Vansbro | Älvdalen |
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