Ljusnarsberg Municipality

Ljusnarsberg Municipality Ljusnarsbergs kommun
Municipality
Municipal code		1864
Website	www.ljusnarsberg.se

Ljusnarsberg Municipality (Ljusnarsbergs kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Kopparberg.

In 1908 Kopparberg was detached from the rural municipality Ljusnarsberg to form a market town (köping). In 1962 they were reunited.

Geography

Kopparberg is located by the outlet of the Arboga River, about 80 km north of Örebro. The municipality borders the province or landskap Dalarna to the north. One of the highest points is the mountain Gillersklack which is a popular winter resort with both downhill and cross country skiing. Ljusnarsberg lies in a mountainous mid-lower-central district of Sweden named

until 1997.

The area has historically been a mining district.

Localities

Town with over 50 inhabitants:

• Kopparberg, including Bångbro 3,300 (seat)
• Ställdalen 736
• Stjärnfors
• Ställberg
• Högfors
• Mossgruvan
• Hörken
• Bastkärn
• Silverhöjden
• Yxsjöberg

Economy

One of the largest industries is the Kopparbergs Brewery, making beer and cider distributed both nation- and worldwide, and is arguably one of the best known brands of that kind in Sweden.

The municipality is part of a regional KNÖL-group (acronym for Kommuner i Norra Örebro Län), consisting of Ljusnarsberg Municipality, Nora Municipality, Lindesberg Municipality and Hällefors Municipality.

Riksdag elections

Year	%	Votes	V	S	MP	C	L	KD	M	SD	NyD	Left	Right
1973[3]	88.5	4,649	7.7	59.3		21.1	4.7	2.0	4.9			67.0	30.8
1976[4]	89.6	4,776	6.3	58.2		23.0	3.9	1.6	6.8			64.5	33.7
1979[5]	89.3	4,736	7.7	58.1		18.4	4.9	1.7	9.1			65.8	32.4
1982[6]	90.4	4,723	7.4	60.4	1.5	14.7	3.3	2.2	10.4			67.8	28.4
1985[7]	87.5	4,520	8.7	57.7	1.4	12.4	8.7		11.1			66.3	32.1
1988[8]	83.0	4,082	9.7	56.4	5.4	9.9	7.8	2.4	8.2			71.5	26.0
1991[9]	83.6	4,099	8.6	49.5	2.9	8.9	5.7	5.1	10.2		8.5	58.1	29.8
1994[10]	84.7	4,102	12.3	56.3	4.3	7.9	4.1	2.2	10.8		1.5	72.9	25.0
1998[11]	76.4	3,629	19.7	47.7	4.1	6.4	2.1	7.8	10.7			71.5	27.0
2002[12]	74.4	3,172	12.3	51.8	3.4	10.8	6.0	6.2	7.2	1.7		67.5	30.1
2006[13]	76.3	3,119	8.9	48.4	3.4	10.3	3.1	3.8	14.5	5.9		60.7	31.7
2010[14]	80.5	3,170	7.9	44.4	4.5	5.5	3.2	3.6	19.4	9.6		56.8	31.7
2014[15]	83.7	3,130	6.6	42.0	3.3	5.1	2.3	2.2	12.3	23.7		51.9	21.9
2018[16]	83.7	3,000	7.0	33.8	1.9	6.0	2.7	4.2	11.3	31.2		48.7	49.4

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Ljusnarsberg Municipality's electoral districts in the

In total there were 4,598 residents with 3,568 Swedish citizen adults eligible to vote.[17] The political demographics were 43.2% for the left bloc and 54.5% for the right bloc.^[17] Ljusnarsberg is a low-income municipality with high levels of unemployment and relatively few college graduates. There is a relatively high proportion of people with foreign background at about 23%, quite evenly spread throughout the districts.^[17] Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location	Residents	Citizen adults	Left vote	Right vote	Employed	Swedish parents	Foreign heritage	Income SEK	Degree
			%	%
Bångbro	634	507	36.7	62.1	71	83	17	20,382	20
Hörken	673	548	37.7	60.5	66	77	23	19,252	23
Kyrkbacksskolan	1,290	1,017	47.9	50.2	75	81	19	22,549	22
Ställdalen	545	389	33.8	62.3	68	74	26	20,376	23
Tingshuset	1,456	1,107	53.6	44.7	65	73	27	18,225	21
Source: SVT[17]

Twin towns

Ljusnarsberg's three

with the year of its establishing:

1. (1944) Lapinlahti, Finland
2. (1949) Aars, Denmark
3. (1949) Sunndalsøra, Norway

See also

• Independent Municipal Party of Ljusnarsberg

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ljusnarsberg Municipality.

• Ljusnarsberg Municipality - Official site