Avesta Municipality
Avesta Municipality (Swedish: [Avesta kommun] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. The seat is in Avesta.
Coat of arms of Coat of arms | |
| File:Avesta Municipality in Dalarna County.png | |
| Coordinates: 60°9′N 16°12′E / 60.150°N 16.200°ECoordinates: 60°9′N 16°12′E / 60.150°N 16.200°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Dalarna County |
| Seat | Avesta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 672.7 km2 (259.7 sq mi) |
| • Land | 615.67 km2 (237.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 57.03 km2 (22.02 sq mi) |
| Area as of January 1, 2010. | |
| Population (June 30, 2012)[2] | |
| • Total | 21,736 |
| • Density | 32.3116/km2 (83.687/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Dalarna |
| Municipal code | 2084 |
| Website | www.avesta.se |
| Density is calculated using land area only. | |
Avesta Municipality Media
- Swedish plate money in the British Museum.jpg
A large 8 daler copper plate from 1658 (the British Museum)
- Wisents, resting.JPG
European bison (wisent) in captivity, Avesta Visentpark, Dalarna, Sweden.
- Stainless visent.jpg
Wisent statue made of stainless steel, located in Avesta City park
- Dalahäst i avesta.jpg
The World's largest dalahäst.
References
Other websites
Media related to Avesta Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Avesta Municipality Archived 2020-10-27 at the Wayback Machine
