Ludvika 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 Dalarna County

Dalarna County

Dalarna County is a county or län in middle Sweden. It borders the counties of Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It is also bordered by the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Sør-Trøndelag in the 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....

. It has its seat in the town of Ludvika

Ludvika

Ludvika is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 14,018 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The conurbation of Ludvika extends over the border of Smedjebacken Municipality, where about 400 inhabitants live....

.

In 1971 the City of Ludvika (itself instituted as such in 1919) was amalgamated with the adjacent municipalities of Grangärde and Säfsnäs, forming the present entity.

Localities

Figures as of 2004.

1. Ludvika
   Ludvika
   Ludvika is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 14,018 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The conurbation of Ludvika extends over the border of Smedjebacken Municipality, where about 400 inhabitants live....
   
    13,724
2. Grängesberg
   Grängesberg
   Grängesberg is a locality situated in Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 3,532 inhabitants in 2005.The town was earlier dominated by iron-ore extraction at Grängesberg ore field from the 16th century to 1989...
   
    3,356
3. Sunnansjö
   Sunnansjö
   Sunnansjö is a locality situated in Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 557 inhabitants in 2005....
   
    758
4. Saxdalen
   Saxdalen
   Saxdalen is a locality situated in Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 615 inhabitants in 2005....
   
    752
5. Fredriksberg
   Fredriksberg, Sweden
   Fredriksberg is a locality situated in Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 717 inhabitants in 2005...
   
    741
6. Nyhammar
   Nyhammar
   Nyhammar is a locality situated in Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 686 inhabitants in 2005....
   
    682
7. Sörvik
   Sörvik
   Sörvik is a locality situated in Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 718 inhabitants in 2005....
   
    540
8. Blötberget
   Blötberget
   Blötberget is a locality situated in Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 448 inhabitants in 2005....
   
    529
9. Persbo/Gräsberg 459
10. Gonäs
    Gonäs
    Gonäs is a locality situated in Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 366 inhabitants in 2005....
    
     432
11. Landforsen/Håksberg 438
12. Grangärde 374
    • Other/countryside 2,967

(source: http://www.ludvika.se/kortafakta/folkmangd.html)

Largest employers

1. ABB Group 2,400
2. County medical facilities 600
3. Spendrups
   Spendrups
   Spendrups Bryggeri AB, is a Swedish brewery and a brand name. The head office is located in Vårby, Huddinge. Spendrups have breweries in Grängesberg, Vårby and Visby ....
   
    brewery 285
4. VBU Västerbergslagens Utbildningscentrum 220
5. RSV Tax Office 110
6. Samhall-gruppen 80
7. GIA Industri AB 75
8. Brunnsviks folkhögskola 75
9. Connex Sverige AB 70
10. Seco Tools AB 70
11. ISS Cleaning 60

(Source http://www.ludvika.se/kortafakta/naringsliv.html)

Twin Towns & Sister cities

Ludvika has three twin towns:

• Bad Honnef
  Bad Honnef
  Bad Honnef is a spa town in Germany near Bonn in the Rhein-Sieg district, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the border of the neighbouring state Rhineland-Palatinate...
  
  , Germany
  Germany
  Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
  
    
• Imatra
  Imatra
  Imatra is a town and municipality in eastern Finland, founded in 1948 around three industrial settlements near the Finnish–Russian border. In the course of the last 50 years, this amorphous group of settlements has grown into a modern industrial town dominated by Lake Saimaa, the Vuoksi River and...
  
  , Finland
  Finland
  Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
  
    
• Kontiolahti
  Kontiolahti
  Kontiolahti is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....
  
  , Finland
  Finland
  Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
  
    

Sports

Many sport teams have their origins in Ludvika Municipality. The soccer teams "Östansbo IS" (ÖIS), "Ludvika FK

Ludvika FK

Ludvika FK is a Swedish football club located in Ludvika in Dalarna County. -Background:Since their foundation Ludvika FK has participated mainly in the upper and middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club currently plays in Division 3 Västra Svealand which is the fifth tier...

" (LFK, male) and "IFK Ludvika" (female) come from Ludvika and play in divisions 4 and 3. All three also have junior teams. There is also an ice-hockey team, Ludvika Hockey Förening Lightning. Other teams include ping-pong teams as well as other sports.

External links

• Ludvika - Official site