Filipstad Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 in Värmland County

Värmland County

Värmland County is a county or län in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Østfold, Akershus and Hedmark to the west.- Province :...

 in west central Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. Its seat is located in the city of Filipstad

Filipstad

Filipstad is a locality and the seat of Filipstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 6,177 inhabitants in 2005.Filipstad was granted city privileges in 1611 by Charles IX of Sweden, who named it after his son Duke Carl Philip .After a major fire destroyed forest and town in 1694, Filipstad...

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The present municipality was created in 1971 when the City of Filipstad was merged with the rural municipalities of Kroppa, Rämmen and Värmlandsberg. A poker player by the name of "feeder" resides here.

Localities

With at least 200 inhabitants:

• Filipstad
  Filipstad
  Filipstad is a locality and the seat of Filipstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 6,177 inhabitants in 2005.Filipstad was granted city privileges in 1611 by Charles IX of Sweden, who named it after his son Duke Carl Philip .After a major fire destroyed forest and town in 1694, Filipstad...
  
  , 6,300 inhabitants (seat)
• Lesjöfors
  Lesjöfors
  Lesjöfors is a locality situated in Filipstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 1,117 inhabitants in 2005.Located in the Bergslagen area, where mining and metal preparation historically was the leading industry, the town grew up around the local industry founded there in 1642.Lesjöfors...
  
  , 1,247 inhabitants
• Nykroppa
  Nykroppa
  Nykroppa is a locality situated in Filipstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 924 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  , 1,020 inhabitants
• Persberg
  Persberg
  Persberg is a locality situated in Filipstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 306 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...
  
  , 350 inhabitants
• Nordmark
  Nordmark, Sweden
  Nordmark is a locality situated in Filipstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 234 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  , 250 inhabitants

External links

• Filipstad Municipality - Official site
• filipstad.ifolkmun.se - Local news site