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Borlänge Municipality

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Country
  
Sweden

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Municipal code
  
2081

Province
  
Dalarna County

Seat
  
Borlänge

ISO 3166 code
  
SE

Website
  
www.borlange.se

Team
  
Borlänge HF

Borlänge Municipality

Points of interest
  
Romme Alpin, Ornässtugan, Gammelgården, The Jussi Björling Museum, Old Stump

Borlänge Municipality (Borlänge kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden, with an area of 586.4 km². The municipality has a population of 47,640 (2007). The municipal seat is Borlänge.

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Map of Borl%C3%A4nge, Sweden

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Borlänge (itself instituted as a city in 1944) was reunited with the rural municipality of Stora Tuna, from which it had been detached in 1898.

Politics

Result of the 2010 election

Moderate Party 23,22&

Centre party 5,37%

Liberal People's Party 4,98%

Christian Democrats 3,50%

Swedish Social Democratic Party 39,55%

Left Party 6,63%

Green Party 6,02%

Sweden Democrats 9,24

Other Parties 1,49%

Notable natives

  • Jussi Björling, tenor
  • Lars Frölander, swimmer
  • Mando Diao, rock band
  • Sugarplum Fairy, pop band
  • Per Fosshaug, bandy player
  • Dozer, stoner rock band
  • Erik Eriksson, Centre Party's first chairman
  • Lars Jonsson, hockey player
  • Sator, rock band
  • Nadja Brandt, writer and also appeared as an extra in Twilight
  • Linda Carlsson, musician (also known as Miss Li)
  • Education

  • Dalarna University College
  • Soltorgsgymnasiet
  • References

    Borlänge Municipality Wikipedia


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