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Kristinehamn Municipality

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Country
  
Sweden

Seat
  
Kristinehamn

ISO 3166 code
  
SE

County
  
Värmland County

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Province
  
Värmland

Kristinehamn Municipality

Kristinehamn Municipality (Kristinehamns kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Kristinehamn.

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Map of Kristinehamn, Sweden

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Kristinehamn was merged with parts of the two dissolved rural municipalities Visnum and Väse.

Localities

  • Kristinehamn (seat)
  • Björneborg
  • Bäckhammar
  • Ölme

    • Sites of interest

  • The medieval island of Saxholmen, situated in the beautiful archipelago of Kristinehamn. There have been several archaeological excavations on the island during the past few years. There is a myth that once the cruel and hateful Saxe av Sachsen lived on the island with his wife and servants. His wife took off with her lover.
  • Östervik chapel is a unique small church which has a fascinating history and architecture.
  • Folk museum, the red-painted houses made of wood, the rushing of the water, and the bleating of the sheep make altogether a wonderful atmosphere and give you a memorable visit. Lundbomsgården is a middle class home from the 19th century, the mill from the early 17th century.
  • Värmlands Säby manor house has typical 18th century qualities with beautiful tiled stoves and painted tapestries. There is also a unique hedge maze consisting of 1,747 bushes.

    • Twin towns — Sister cities

    The municipality is twinned with:

  • Brodnica, Poland (since 2003)
  • Elva, Estonia (since 1992)
  • Farsund, Norway (since 1945)
  • Rautavaara, Finland (since 1971)
  • Seinäjoki, Finland (since 1945)

    • References

    Kristinehamn Municipality Wikipedia
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