Country Sweden Time zone CET (UTC+1) Municipal code 2029 Province Dalarna County | Seat Leksand ISO 3166 code SE Website www.leksand.se | |
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Clubs and Teams Leksands IF, Leksands IF Women's Hockey Team | ||
Leksand Municipality (Leksands kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Leksand.
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Map of Leksand, Sweden
In 1974 "old" Leksand was amalgamated with Ål and reunited with Siljansnäs (which had been separated from it in 1875).
Leksand is twinned with Aurora, Ontario, Canada
Geography
The municipality is located alongside the Österdalälven, (Österdal 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.
Localities
Industry
Most companies are small enterprises, covering several sectors. To the larger belong:
In the 2002 list of Swedish Industry Climate, Leksand Municipality was ranked 15 of 289 investigated municipalities.
Notability
One of Sweden's most popular ice hockey teams is Leksands IF. NHL goalkeeper Johan Hedberg hails from Leksand. In addition, one of Sweden's best baseball teams (Leksand Lumberjacks) plays in Leksand. Along with Mora, Leksand co-hosted the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The European Go Congress was held in Leksand in 2008.
Sister cities
Leksand has seven sister cities: