Kalix Municipality

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Kalix Municipality

Kalix Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

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in Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County

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in northern Sweden

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. Its seat is located in Kalix

Kalix

Kalix is a town in Norrbotten, Sweden and the seat of Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County.On March 25, 1809, Kalix was the location of the capitulation of the Swedish Army in the Finnish war....
.

In 1924 Töre Municipality was detached from Nederkalix Municipality, forming a municipality of its own. In 1967 the two units were reunified, and the present municipality was created.

istorical times, Kalix was the name of the court district (Swedish: domsaga) Kalix Lower Court District.

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Kalix Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

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in Norrbotten County

Norrbotten County

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in northern Sweden

Sweden

Kalix

History

In historical times, Kalix was the name of the court district (Swedish: domsaga) Kalix Lower Court District. It covered two parish

Parish

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es: Lower and Upper Kalix (Swedish: Nederkalix and Överkalix, respectively). The chalice

Chalice (cup)

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on the coat of arms

Coat of arms

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was present in the Nederkalix coat of arms in 1800, and incorporated into Kalix Municipality in 1989.

Localities

There are twelve localities

Urban areas in Sweden

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(or urban areas) in Kalix Municipality:

#	Locality	Population
1	Kalix Kalix Kalix is a town in Norrbotten, Sweden and the seat of Kalix Municipality, Norrbotten County.On March 25, 1809, Kalix was the location of the capitulation of the Swedish Army in the Finnish war....	7,312
2	Töre Töre T?re is a village in Kalix municipality in Norrbotten, Sweden. Its harbour is the northernmost of the Bothnian Bay that is accessible to commercial vessels. The European route E10 passes through T?re....	1,146
3	Rolfs	1,116
4	Nyborg	881
5	Risögrund	782
6	Sangis	612
7	Karlsborg	419
8	Bredviken	374
9	Båtskärsnäs	340
10	Gammelgården	307
11	Morjärv	297
12	Påläng	291

The municipal seat in bold

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Sister city

Kalix Municipality has one sister city

Town twinning

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Pielavesi
Pielavesi

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, Finland
Finland

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Notable native

Peter Eriksson, politician
Politician

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External links

- Official site
- Nordisk familjebok
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