Sandviken (municipality)

Sandviken municipality
coat of arms Location in Gävleborg County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Gävleborg County
Historical Province (landskap):	Gästrikland
Main place:	Sandviken
SCB code:	2181
Residents :	39,234 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	1,296.6 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	30.3 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.sandviken.se
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Coordinates: 60 ° 37 ′  N , 16 ° 47 ′  E Sandviken is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) in the Swedish province of Gävleborgs län and the historic province of Gästrikland . The main town of the municipality is Sandviken .

Other localities are Årsunda, Åshammar, Hammarby, Jäderfors, Järbo, Kungsgården, Österfärnebo , Storvik . The European route 16 and the main railway line Gävle - Falun run through the municipality .

geography

The community extends in the foothills of the Scandinavian Mountains about 70 kilometers from north to south. The municipality is largely a forest-covered hill country with extensive wetlands in the east and south of the municipality. Sandviken became a market town in 1927 and a township in 1943. The current large municipality was created with the Swedish municipality reform in 1971 through the generous amalgamation of the municipality of Sandviken, the small town ( köping ) Storvik and the local communities of Järbo, Ovansjö, Årsunda and Österfärnebo. At that time, the different types of community were abolished, so Sandviken lost its town charter and, like all other Swedish communities, became a unitary community.

In the north of the municipality is the lake Storsjön , on the north bank of which lies the town of Sandviken. On the south bank is Årsunda, with a small church from the 15th century that is well worth seeing.

The south of the municipality is characterized by the lower reaches of the Dalälven , which widens to Färnebofjärden , now a national park. To the north of Färnebofjärden lies the old parish village of Österfärnebo . A headland extends from Österfärnebo in the Dalälven, at the southern tip of which is the largest prehistoric burial ground in Gästrikland with around 185 stone settings from the beginning of the 5th century.

economy

The parish is a traditional industrial parish dominated by large corporation Sandvik AB . Other industrial companies are located in Sandviken and Storvik.

politics

The election to the municipal parliament on September 17, 2006 resulted in the following result. The results from 2002 in brackets.

Political party	be right	percent	Mandates
Moderata samlingspartiet	3704 (2299)	16.48 (10.35)	9 (5)
Centerpartiet	2040 (1870)	9.08 (8.42)	5 (4)
Folkpartiet liberalerna	1329 (1901)	5.91 (8.56)	3 (5)
Kristdemokraterna	1176 (1476)	5.23 (6.65)	2 (4)
Socialdemokraterna	9420 (10658)	41.92 (48.00)	23 (25)
Vänsterpartiet	2439 (2998)	10.85 (13.50)	5 (7)
Miljöpartiet de Gröna	673 (778)	3.00 (3.50)	1 (1)
Ny Ordning (NO)	1263 (n / a)	5.62 (kA)	3 (n / a)
Other	425 (222)	1.89 (1.00)	0 (0)

Ny Ordning is a communal party.

Web links

Commons : Municipality of Sandviken  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website (Swedish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)
3. ↑ Raw data from the Swedish electoral authority