Arvika

	Arvika
	Arvika
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Värmland County
Historical Province (landskap):	Varmland
Municipality :	Arvika
Coordinates :	59 ° 39 ′ N , 12 ° 36 ′ E Coordinates: 59 ° 39 ′ N , 12 ° 36 ′ E
SCB code :	5604
Status:	Crime scene
Residents :	13,926 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	10.79 km²
Population density :	1291 inhabitants / km²
	List of perpetrators in Värmland County

Arvika is a Swedish town in the province of Värmland County and the historic province of Värmland . The place is the main town of the municipality of the same name .

geography

Arvika is located on the north bank of Kyrkviken, a bay of Lake Glafsfjorden .

Economy and Infrastructure

Established businesses

The largest and most important employer in Arvika is a Volvo construction vehicle plant .

traffic

Arvika is located on Reichsstrasse ( riksväg ) 61 between Karlstad and the Norwegian Kongsvinger . The town is also connected to Årjäng and 175 to Säffle by road 172 .

The place has a station on the Värmlandsbahn , which is the direct rail link between Stockholm and Oslo (completed in 1871). In long-distance traffic - operated by SJ AB (SJ) - there are direct InterCity connections with Oslo and Stockholm; a pair of trains also connects Arvika to the Swedish X2000 network. Local trains ( länståg ) provide connections with Karlstad , Charlottenberg and Oslo.

Arvika-Westlanda Airport is three kilometers northeast of the city center .

Culture and sights

Arvika, city center

The main tourist attraction in Arvika is the Rackstad Museum, which exhibits works by the Rackstad artists' colony, named after the nearby Racken Lake. There is also an automobile - Museum with the collected racing car based in Arvika rally - and Rallycross -Fahrers Per Eklund and a Rallycross track, called Westombanan (of Banan west om Arvika dt circuit west of Arvika.). A recurring event of importance is the port festival ( Arvika Hamnfest ). The Arvikafestival , 1992-2010, was one of the largest festivals in Scandinavia, with around 22,000 visitors most recently.

Personalities

Kenny Bräck (* 1966), racing driver
Jacob de la Rose (born 1995), ice hockey player
Dotter (* 1987), singer and songwriter
Tore Edman (1904–1995), ski jumper
Per Eklund (* 1946), rally and rallycross driver
Oscar Kjellberg (1870–1931), inventor of the coated welding electrode and entrepreneur
Johan Kristoffersson (* 1988), racing car driver
Tommy Kristoffersson , rallycross and racing driver and STCC racing team owner
Dan Labraaten (* 1951), ice hockey player and scout
Björn J: son Lindh (1944–2013), musician and composer

Web links

Commons : Arvika - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)

[scb_aktuell-1] Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)