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Country
  
Sweden

County
  
Dalarna County

Area
  
11 km²

Population
  
14,498 (31 Dec 2010)

Province
  
Dalarna

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Tuesday 6:27 PM

Ludvika

Municipality
  
Ludvika Municipality and Smedjebacken Municipality

Weather
  
4°C, Wind SW at 26 km/h, 93% Humidity

Ludvika sweden


Ludvika is a bimunicipal city and the seat of Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County within the country of Sweden, with 14,498 inhabitants in 2010.

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Map of Ludvika, Sweden

Overview

The conurbation of Ludvika extends over the border of Smedjebacken Municipality, where about 400 inhabitants live.

Ludvika is situated by Lake Väsman in the south-east part of the municipality.

Population of Ludvika as of 2005 distributed by municipalities:

Economy

A major employer in Ludvika is the power engineering conglomerate ABB, whose activities in the town include power transformers, capacitors, ac breakers and equipment for high-voltage direct current power transmission.

Distances to other cities

  • From Stockholm to Ludvika it is: 234 km.
  • From Gothenburg to Ludvika it is: 400 km.
  • From London to Ludvika it is: 1975 km.

    • Notable natives

  • Stefan Anderson
  • Dan Andersson
  • Hypocrisy (band)
  • Kee Marcello
  • Charlie Norman
  • Birgit Ridderstedt
  • Fredrik Söderström
  • Anders Wendin
  • Anders Winroth

    • Sports

    The following sports clubs are located in Ludvika:

  • Ludvika FK
  • Östansbo IS

    • Schools

  • Lorensberga

    • References

    Ludvika Wikipedia
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