Ljusnarsberg Municipality
Ljusnarsbergs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Ljusnarsberg Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°52′N 14°59′E / 59.867°N 14.983°E / 59.867; 14.983
CountrySweden
CountyÖrebro County
SeatKopparberg
Area
[1]
 • Total631.08 km2 (243.66 sq mi)
 • Land575.54 km2 (222.22 sq mi)
 • Water55.54 km2 (21.44 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total4,604
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästmanland
Municipal code1864
Websitewww.ljusnarsberg.se

Ljusnarsberg Municipality (Ljusnarsbergs kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Kopparberg.

In 1908 Kopparberg was detached from the rural municipality Ljusnarsberg to form a market town (köping). In 1962 they were reunited.

Geography

Kopparberg is located by the outlet of the Arboga River, about 80 km north of Örebro. The municipality borders the province or landskap Dalarna to the north. One of the highest points is the mountain Gillersklack which is a popular winter resort with both downhill and cross country skiing. Ljusnarsberg lies in a mountainous mid-lower-central district of Sweden named Bergslagen (Berg = mountain, lag = law). While Swedish municipalities typically are named after their seat, Ljusnarsberg got a different name due to Dalarna County to its north being known as Kopparberg County after a Falun copper mine until 1997.

The area has historically been a mining district.

Localities

Town with over 50 inhabitants:

  • Kopparberg, including Bångbro 3,300 (seat)
  • Ställdalen 736
  • Stjärnfors
  • Ställberg
  • Högfors
  • Mossgruvan
  • Hörken
  • Bastkärn
  • Silverhöjden
  • Yxsjöberg

Economy

One of the largest industries is the Kopparbergs Brewery, making beer and cider distributed both nation- and worldwide, and is arguably one of the best known brands of that kind in Sweden.

The municipality is part of a regional KNÖL-group (acronym for Kommuner i Norra Örebro Län), consisting of Ljusnarsberg Municipality, Nora Municipality, Lindesberg Municipality and Hällefors Municipality.

Riksdag elections

Year % Votes V S MP C L KD M SD NyD Left Right
1973[3] 88.5 4,649 7.7 59.3 21.1 4.7 2.0 4.9 67.0 30.8
1976[4] 89.6 4,776 6.3 58.2 23.0 3.9 1.6 6.8 64.5 33.7
1979[5] 89.3 4,736 7.7 58.1 18.4 4.9 1.7 9.1 65.8 32.4
1982[6] 90.4 4,723 7.4 60.4 1.5 14.7 3.3 2.2 10.4 67.8 28.4
1985[7] 87.5 4,520 8.7 57.7 1.4 12.4 8.7 11.1 66.3 32.1
1988[8] 83.0 4,082 9.7 56.4 5.4 9.9 7.8 2.4 8.2 71.5 26.0
1991[9] 83.6 4,099 8.6 49.5 2.9 8.9 5.7 5.1 10.2 8.5 58.1 29.8
1994[10] 84.7 4,102 12.3 56.3 4.3 7.9 4.1 2.2 10.8 1.5 72.9 25.0
1998[11] 76.4 3,629 19.7 47.7 4.1 6.4 2.1 7.8 10.7 71.5 27.0
2002[12] 74.4 3,172 12.3 51.8 3.4 10.8 6.0 6.2 7.2 1.7 67.5 30.1
2006[13] 76.3 3,119 8.9 48.4 3.4 10.3 3.1 3.8 14.5 5.9 60.7 31.7
2010[14] 80.5 3,170 7.9 44.4 4.5 5.5 3.2 3.6 19.4 9.6 56.8 31.7
2014[15] 83.7 3,130 6.6 42.0 3.3 5.1 2.3 2.2 12.3 23.7 51.9 21.9
2018[16] 83.7 3,000 7.0 33.8 1.9 6.0 2.7 4.2 11.3 31.2 48.7 49.4

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Ljusnarsberg Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[17]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status.[17] Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections.[17] Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers.[17] Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden.[17] Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor.[17] The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.[17]

In total there were 4,598 residents with 3,568 Swedish citizen adults eligible to vote.[17] The political demographics were 43.2 % for the left bloc and 54.5 % for the right bloc.[17] Ljusnarsberg is a low-income municipality with high levels of unemployment and relatively few college graduates. There is a relatively high proportion of people with foreign background at about 23 %, quite evenly spread throughout the districts.[17]

Twin towns

Ljusnarsberg's three twin towns with the year of its establishing:

  1. (1944) Lapinlahti, Finland Finland
  2. (1949) Aars, Denmark Denmark
  3. (1949) Sunndalsøra, Norway Norway

See also

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 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  4. ↑ "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  5. ↑ "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  6. ↑ "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  7. ↑ "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  8. ↑ "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  9. ↑ "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  10. ↑ "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  11. ↑ "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
  12. ↑ "Ljusnarsberg - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  13. ↑ "Ljusnarsberg - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  14. ↑ "Ljusnarsberg - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  15. ↑ "Ljusnarsberg - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  16. ↑ "Ljusnarsberg - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Valresultat 2022 för Ljusnarsberg i riksdagsvalet". SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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