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Älvdalen Municipality Älvdalens kommun | |
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| Coordinates:61°14′N14°02′E / 61.233°N 14.033°E /61.233; 14.033 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Dalarna County |
| Seat | Älvdalen |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,142.83 km2 (2,757.86 sq mi) |
| • Land | 6,871.51 km2 (2,653.10 sq mi) |
| • Water | 271.32 km2 (104.76 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (30 June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 6,856 |
| • Density | 0.9977/km2 (2.584/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Dalarna andHärjedalen |
| Municipal code | 2039 |
| Website | www.alvdalen.se |
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |
Älvdalen Municipality (Swedish:Älvdalens kommun) is amunicipality inDalarna County in centralSweden. Its seat is located in the town ofÄlvdalen.
The two parishesSärna andIdre were ceded to Sweden fromNorway under thetreaty of Brömsebro on 13 August 1645. In 1971 the three municipalitiesSärna,Idre (which itself had been split off from Särna in 1916) andÄlvdalen were amalgamated to form the present municipality.
Älvdalen literally meansRiver Valley, a name stemming from the area around the town Älvdalen, situated along theÖsterdal River, in the municipality's southern part.
The middle part of the coat of arms is meant to depict the landscape: streams and hills.
Geographically, it is considered divided into three parts. From north to south: the mountainous (fjäll) part, theforest part, and the valley (Älv) part.
The northern part is located within theScandinavian mountain range. It has cultural influences from the nativeSámi people.
Idre, with about 800 inhabitants is a notable skiing resort.
This part has some high mountains including Storvätteshågna at 1,204 meters andStädjan at 1,131 m. TheTöfsingdalen National Park is also located in the northernmost parts.
The Northern part is the northernmost point ofSvealand, one of the three crowns under the Swedish throne.
The forest part has forests, with thenational parkFulufjället also belonging to this part. Its influences come from it bordering toNorway, and its history has many examples and remains from its border conflicts. To symbolize this, the lower part of the coat of arms depict a crossbow. The point furthest away from any seas inScandinavia is located here.
The townSärna is located along the Österdal River, with 930 inhabitants. Like Idre, its main industry is tourism. The town once belonged to Norway, but in 1644 it was occupied by 200 Swedishpeasants, which in effect made it a Swedish town, although it was official granted first with new borders of 1751.
The southern area is populated by 5,000 persons, of whom most speak or understand theElfdalian (orÖvdalsk,Älvdalsmål) dialect/language, which is very different from standard Swedish.
This area may be said to have the most interesting culture, with the town Älvdalen and several notable villages such asEvertsberg,Blyberg,Klitten,Brunnsberg,Västermyckeläng andÅsen.
This is a demographic table based on Älvdalen Municipality's electoral districts in the2022 Swedish general election sourced fromSVT's election platform, in turn taken fromSCB official statistics.[3]
In total there were 5,481 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality.[3] 40.8 % voted for the left coalition and 56.4 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults | Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents | Foreign heritage | Income SEK | Degree |
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| % | % | ||||||||
| Idre | 1,147 | 910 | 42.6 | 55.2 | 81 | 88 | 12 | 25,417 | 25 |
| Kyrkbyn | 2,161 | 1,633 | 45.8 | 51.6 | 77 | 85 | 15 | 22,825 | 25 |
| Rot | 1,229 | 940 | 40.2 | 56.6 | 88 | 95 | 5 | 23,739 | 25 |
| Särna | 942 | 754 | 32.9 | 64.6 | 76 | 90 | 10 | 21,361 | 18 |
| Väster-Myckeläng | 915 | 734 | 39.7 | 57.6 | 85 | 97 | 3 | 23,319 | 25 |
| Åsen | 644 | 510 | 37.3 | 58.5 | 83 | 91 | 9 | 22,915 | 24 |
| Source:SVT[3] | |||||||||
| Year | % | Votes | V | S | MP | C | L | KD | M | SD | NyD | Left | Right |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973[4] | 86.3 | 5,444 | 4.6 | 38.9 | 40.5 | 9.0 | 1.8 | 4.9 | 43.3 | 54.4 | |||
| 1976[5] | 88.4 | 5,699 | 3.2 | 38.4 | 41.0 | 8.4 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 41.6 | 55.6 | |||
| 1979[6] | 85.7 | 5,588 | 3.5 | 41.8 | 36.8 | 6.9 | 1.7 | 9.0 | 45.3 | 52.7 | |||
| 1982[7] | 87.8 | 5,694 | 3.0 | 45.3 | 1.6 | 31.8 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 12.6 | 48.3 | 48.5 | ||
| 1985[8] | 85.4 | 5,533 | 3.7 | 43.8 | 2.2 | 25.6 | 10.1 | 14.5 | 47.6 | 50.2 | |||
| 1988[9] | 80.8 | 5,134 | 3.9 | 45.2 | 7.3 | 22.3 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 8.6 | 56.3 | 41.2 | ||
| 1991[10] | 82.3 | 5,225 | 3.8 | 40.0 | 3.2 | 17.6 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 14.6 | 9.0 | 43.9 | 43.4 | |
| 1994[11] | 82.3 | 5,161 | 5.6 | 48.6 | 6.7 | 17.2 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 13.8 | 0.9 | 60.9 | 37.6 | |
| 1998[12] | 75.5 | 4,611 | 16.0 | 38.4 | 5.2 | 10.1 | 2.7 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 59.6 | 37.8 | ||
| 2002[13] | 71.6 | 4,259 | 7.9 | 43.2 | 4.3 | 13.6 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 0.8 | 55.4 | 39.0 | |
| 2006[14] | 76.7 | 4,419 | 4.7 | 42.4 | 2.7 | 14.5 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 17.6 | 3.3 | 49.7 | 41.4 | |
| 2010[15] | 81.2 | 4,615 | 5.3 | 41.7 | 3.7 | 10.6 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 22.8 | 7.9 | 50.7 | 40.2 | |
| 2014[16] | 85.6 | 4,714 | 4.5 | 41.5 | 2.3 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 13.5 | 21.8 | 48.3 | 27.7 | |
| 2018[17] | 86.7 | 4,696 | 5.3 | 32.1 | 1.6 | 11.8 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 10.9 | 28.5 | 50.9 | 47.3 | |
| 2022[18] | 85.5 | 4,615 | 3.5 | 28.7 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 1.7 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 35.9 | 40.9 | 56.2 |
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