Leksand Municipality

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**Leksand Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Leksand Municipality Map outlining the municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Leksand
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	County	Dalarna County
	Province	Dalarna
	Area Rank	1,225.21 km² 78th of 290
	Population Rank (2006)	15,391 143nd of 290
	Population density	12.56/km²

Leksand is a municipality in central Sweden, in the Dalarna province, administratively in Dalarna County. Its seat is in Leksand with 15,391 inhabitants (noted March 31, 2006), situated at 60°44′N, 15°00′E.

Other towns are Insjön, Siljansnäs, Tällberg and Djura. Half of the municipal population lives in the 94 villages surrounding the town of Leksand itself.

1 Geography
2 Sister cities
3 Notability
4 Industry
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Geographically the municipality is located alongside the Dalälven, (Dalecarlia 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.

[edit] Sister cities

Leksand has seven sister cities:

[edit] Notability

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