Avesta Municipality

{{Distinguish|Alvesta Municipality}} {{Infobox settlement  | name = Avesta Municipality | native_name = ''Avesta kommun'' | native_name_lang = sv | settlement_type = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]] | image_skyline = Avesta kommunhus 01.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Avesta town hall | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = Avesta vapen.svg | shield_size = 120x80px | image_map = Avesta Municipality in Dalarna County.png | map_alt = | map_caption = | coordinates = {{Coord|60|09|N|16|12|E|region:SE_type:adm2nd|display=title,inline}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Sweden]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Counties of Sweden|County]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Dalarna County]] | established_title =  | established_date = | seat_type = [[Administrative centre|Seat]] | seat = [[Avesta (locality)|Avesta]] | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = {{Area Swedish municipality|TXT=ref}} | area_total_km2 = {{Area Swedish municipality|type=total|municipality=Avesta Municipality}} | area_land_km2 = {{Area Swedish municipality|type=land|municipality=Avesta Municipality}} | area_water_km2 = {{Area Swedish municipality|type=water|municipality=Avesta Municipality}} | area_water_percent = | area_note = Area as of {{Area Swedish municipality|TXT=date}} | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_footnotes = {{Population Swedish municipality|TXT=ref}} | population_total = {{Population Swedish municipality|municipality=Avesta Municipality}} | population_as_of = {{Population Swedish municipality|TXT=date}} | population_density_km2 = auto | population_note = | timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | blank_name_sec1 = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]] | blank_info_sec1 = [[Dalarna]] | blank1_name_sec1 = [[Kommunkod|Municipal code]] | blank1_info_sec1 = 2084 | postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in Sweden|Postal code]] | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:SE|SE]] | website = [http://www.avesta.se www.avesta.se] | footnotes = Density is calculated using land area only. }}

'''Avesta Municipality''' ({{langx|sv|Avesta kommun}}) is one of 290 [[municipalities of Sweden]]. It is in [[Dalarna County]], in the central part of the country, and its seat is in the town of [[Avesta (locality)|Avesta]].

The municipality in its present size was created in 1967 when the four surrounding municipalities were joined with the then ''City of Avesta''. In 1971 it became a municipality of unitary type.

== Geography == Avesta borders to the municipalities of: * [[Hedemora Municipality|Hedemora]] in Dalarna, * [[Hofors Municipality|Hofors]] and [[Sandviken Municipality|Sandviken]] in [[Gävleborg County]], * [[Norberg Municipality|Norberg]] and [[Sala Municipality, Sweden|Sala]] in [[Västmanland County]]

=== Localities === * [[Avesta (locality)|Avesta]] (the seat) * [[Krylbo]] (part of the seat Avesta.) * [[Horndal]] * [[Fors (Swedish village)|Fors]]

== Sports == [[Motorcycle speedway|Speedway]]: The most successful sport team in Avesta is their [[Motorcycle speedway|speedway]] team [[Masarna]], translating to "the men of [[Dalecarlia]]", competing in the highest division in Sweden. <br /> [[Football (Soccer)|Football]]: [[Avesta AIK]], [[Krylbo IF]]<br /> Ladies' [[Team Handball|handball]]: [[Avesta Brovallen HF]]<br /> [[Ice hockey]]: [[Avesta BK]]

== Notability == [[Image:Swedish plate money in the British Museum.jpg|thumb|upright|A large ''8 daler'' copper plate from 1658 (the British Museum)]] From 1644 to 1776, Avesta was the largest part of the Swedish Mint,{{Huh?|date=March 2023}} manufacturing mainly copper plate money. The world's largest – a ''10 daler'' plate – is exhibited in the Avesta Myntmuseum, and weighs {{Convert|19.4|kg}}.

[[Image:Wisents, resting.JPG|thumb|European bison (wisent) in captivity, Avesta Visentpark, Dalarna, Sweden.]] In Stubbsveden, just west of the town Avesta, is a wildlife park for [[European bison]] (wisent). Guided tours are conducted around and in between the confinements in the summer season. Occasionally, individuals from this and other Swedish animal parks are relocated to the reserve herds in Poland and Romania to widen their DNA pool.

[[Image:Stainless visent.jpg|thumbnail|[[Wisent]] statue made of stainless steel, located in Avesta City park]] The city's largest industry is its steel mill, today owned by the Finnish company [[Outokumpu|Outokumpu Oyj]]. Iron production started here in the 16th century, was industrialized in the 17th, but was surpassed by the copper-plate-producing Swedish Mint factory from 1644. However, production was maintained during the centuries, and in 1823 a forge was added. In 1924, production of stainless, acid-proof, and fire-resistive steels was initiated. In the 1960s, these were still the main products, but twenty years later, the cold- and hot-rolled stainless qualities dominated. In 1991, British Steel Stainless merged with the Avesta firm, and in 2001 Outokumpu took over the majority of the ownership.

[[File:Dalahäst i avesta.jpg|thumb|The World's largest ''dalahäst''.]] The largest [[Dalecarlian horse]] (''Dalahäst'') in the world is located in Avesta. It is {{Convert|13|m}} tall and weighs 67 tons.

== Notable natives == * [[Mats Åhlberg]], ice hockey player, born 1947 in Avesta. * [[Pär Aron Borg]] (1776–1839), pedagogue for the blind and deaf, born in Avesta. * [[Mattias Ekström]], racing driver, born 1978 in Falun, raised in Snickarbo, Avesta municipality. * [[Calle Jularbo]], Karl Oskar Jularbo (1893–1966) born Karlsson. Accordionist and composer, raised in Östanbyn, Avesta. * [[Lina Hurtig]] (born 1995), football player for [[Sweden women's national football team|Sweden]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Juventus.com |title=Lina Mona Andrea Hurtig {{!}} Forward Juventus Women's First Team |url=https://www.juventus.com/en/teams/first-team-women/squad/lina-mona-andrea-hurtig |access-date=2023-06-20 |website=Juventus.com |language=en}}</ref> * [[Erik Axel Karlfeldt]] (1864–1931), poet, author, and Nobel laureate. Born in Karlbo, Avesta. * [[Nicklas Lidström]], ice hockey player ([[National Hockey League|NHL]]), born in Krylbo, Avesta municipality. * [[Carl Martin Norberg]], gymnast and Olympic gold medalist, born 1886 in Avesta. * [[Maja Nylén Persson]], ice hockey player ([[SDHL]]), born in 2000 in Avesta. * [[Tony Rickardsson]], rally driver, and former speedway driver (six times a World Champion). Born 1970 in Avesta. * [[Ola Salo]], born as Rolf Ola Anders Svensson. Singer and composer, born 1977 in Avesta. Founding member of [[The Ark (Swedish band)|The Ark]]. * [[Lars-Inge Svartenbrandt]], criminal. * [[Scar Symmetry]], metal band. * [[Dan Söderström]], ice hockey player, born 1948 in Horndal, Avesta municipality. * [[Tommy Westlund|Tommy Vestlund]], ice hockey player for the [[Carolina Hurricanes]], born 1974 in Fors, Avesta municipality.

==Demographics== This is a demographic table based on Avesta Municipality's electoral districts in the [[2022 Swedish general election]] sourced from [[Swedish Television|SVT]]'s election platform, in turn taken from [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] official statistics.<ref name=AvestaVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-2084-avesta.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Avesta i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=2 January 2024}}</ref>

In total there were 22,893 inhabitants, including 17,253 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=AvestaVal2022/> 47.4 % voted for the left coalition and 51.2 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

{| role="presentation" class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" ! rowspan="3" |Location ! {{tooltip|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status|Residents}} ! {{tooltip|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote|Citizen {{br}} adults}} ! {{tooltip|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %|Left vote}} ! {{tooltip|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %|Right vote}} ! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %|Employed}} ! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %|Swedish {{br}} parents}} ! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %|Foreign {{br}} heritage}} ! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor|Income {{br}} [[Swedish kronor|SEK]]}} ! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %|Degree}} |- ! ! ! style="background:{{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" | ! style="background:{{party color|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" | ! ! ! ! ! |- ! data-sort-type="number" | ! data-sort-type="number" | ! data-sort-type="number" | % ! data-sort-type="number" | % ! data-sort-type="number" | ! data-sort-type="number" | ! data-sort-type="number" | ! data-sort-type="number" | ! data-sort-type="number" | |- | align="left" |Avesta C | 2,019 | 1,643 | 53.4 | 45.2 | 76 | 68 | 32 | 22,387 | 28 |- | align="left" |Avesta N | 2,255 | 1,762 | 49.1 | 49.9 | 82 | 79 | 21 | 25,508 | 30 |- | align="left" |Avesta S | 2,016 | 1,581 | 52.7 | 44.6 | 73 | 65 | 35 | 21,412 | 27 |- | align="left" |Avesta V | 2,337 | 1,607 | 48.6 | 49.8 | 73 | 67 | 33 | 23,826 | 27 |- | align="left" |By | 1,047 | 872 | 44.1 | 54.9 | 82 | 91 | 9 | 23,486 | 28 |- | align="left" |Folkärna | 1,598 | 1,240 | 41.2 | 57.7 | 86 | 91 | 9 | 27,764 | 31 |- | align="left" |Fors | 1,244 | 1,002 | 43.4 | 55.1 | 86 | 89 | 11 | 27,571 | 29 |- | align="left" |Horndal | 1,372 | 1,002 | 47.2 | 51.0 | 71 | 81 | 19 | 21,860 | 21 |- | align="left" |Karlbo | 2,110 | 1,620 | 42.2 | 56.9 | 84 | 87 | 13 | 26,763 | 27 |- | align="left" |Krylbo | 2,479 | 1,495 | 54.0 | 42.9 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 16,717 | 21 |- | align="left" |Skogsbo C | 2,201 | 1,724 | 47.3 | 52.1 | 87 | 88 | 12 | 25,938 | 29 |- | align="left" |Skogsbo N | 2,215 | 1,705 | 42.2 | 57.1 | 89 | 92 | 8 | 29,948 | 31 |- | colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=AvestaVal2022/> |}

==Politics==

===[[Swedish Riksdag|Riksdag]]=== This table lists the national results at Avesta's municipal level since the 1972 Swedish municipality reform. The results of the [[Sweden Democrats]] from 1988 to 1998 were not published by the [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] at a municipal level due to the party's small size nationally at the time.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:right !Year !% !Votes ![[Left Party (Sweden)|V]] ![[Social Democrats (Sweden)|S]] ![[Green Party (Sweden)|MP]] ![[Centre Party (Sweden)|C]] ![[Liberals (Sweden)|L]] ![[Christian Democrats (Sweden)|KD]] ![[Moderate Party (Sweden)|M]] ![[Sweden Democrats|SD]] ![[New Democracy (Sweden)|NyD]] !Left !Right |- |align=left|[[1973 Swedish general election|1973]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1973-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1973|language=sv|publisher=[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]]}}</ref> | 91.7 | 17,543 | 6.4 | 54.1 | | 26.7 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 5.2 | | | 60.4 | 36.9 |- |align=left|[[1976 Swedish general election|1976]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1976-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1976|language=sv|publisher=[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]]}}</ref> | 92.3 | 18,178 | 4.9 | 55.9 | | 24.6 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 6.2 | | | 60.7 | 37.2 |- |align=left|[[1979 Swedish general election|1979]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1979-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1979|language=sv|publisher=[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]]}}</ref> | 91.8 | 17,989 | 5.7 | 57.0 | | 19.5 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 9.4 | | | 62.7 | 35.1 |- |align=left|[[1982 Swedish general election|1982]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1982-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1982|language=sv|publisher=[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]]}}</ref> | 92.8 | 18,014 | 5.9 | 58.9 | 1.5 | 16.5 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 11.9 | | | 64.7 | 31.9 |- |align=left|[[1985 Swedish general election|1985]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1985-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1985|language=sv|publisher=[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]]}}</ref> | 90.1 | 17,284 | 5.9 | 58.0 | 1.6 | 14.3 | 8.8 | | 11.3 | | | 63.9 | 34.3 |- |align=left|[[1988 Swedish general election|1988]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1988-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1988|language=sv|publisher=[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]]}}</ref> | 86.0 | 16,178 | 7.4 | 55.5 | 4.2 | 13.0 | 7.8 | 2.9 | 8.5 | | | 67.2 | 29.4 |- |align=left|[[1991 Swedish general election|1991]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1991-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1991|language=sv|publisher=[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]]}}</ref> | 85.9 | 16,034 | 6.1 | 50.1 | 2.4 | 11.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 11.8 | | 5.9 | 56.3 | 34.7 |- |align=left|[[1994 Swedish general election|1994]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1994-Del-1-Riksdagsvalet.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1994|language=sv|publisher=[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]]}}</ref> | 86.1 | 15,731 | 7.9 | 56.5 | 4.6 | 10.1 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 11.9 | | 0.7 | 68.9 | 29.7 |- |align=left|[[1998 Swedish general election|1998]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://share.scb.se/ov9993/data/historisk%20statistik/SOS%201911-%2FValstatistiken%2FAllm%C3%A4nna%20valen%20(SOS)%201970-1998%2FValstatistik-Allmanna-valen-1998-Del-1-Riksdagen.pdf|title=Allmänna valen 1998|language=sv|publisher=[[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]]}}</ref> | 80.8 | 14,159 | 14.8 | 46.7 | 4.3 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 9.4 | 13.5 | | | 65.8 | 32.3 |- |align=left|[[2002 Swedish general election|2002]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val_02/slutresultat/20R/2084/2084.html|title=Avesta – summering|language=sv|publisher=[[Valmyndigheten]]}}</ref> | 77.4 | 13,254 | 9.7 | 50.0 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 8.8 | 7.0 | 9.6 | 0.8 | | 63.3 | 34.8 |- |align=left|[[2006 Swedish general election|2006]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2006/slutlig/R/kommun/20/84/roster.html|title=Avesta – Allmänna val 17 september 2006|language=sv|publisher=[[Valmyndigheten]]}}</ref> | 80.6 | 13,734 | 6.6 | 46.1 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 19.3 | 4.0 | | 56.2 | 37.0 |- |align=left|[[2010 Swedish general election|2010]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2010/slutresultat/R/kommun/20/84/index.html|title=Avesta – Röster Val 2010|language=sv|publisher=[[Valmyndigheten]]}}</ref> | 83.7 | 14,345 | 5.4 | 44.1 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 22.9 | 7.2 | | 54.4 | 37.4 |- |align=left|[[2014 Swedish general election|2014]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2014/slutresultat/R/kommun/20/84/index.html|title=Avesta – Röster Val 2014|language=sv|publisher=[[Valmyndigheten]]}}</ref> | 86.0 | 14,654 | 5.6 | 41.8 | 3.6 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 15.4 | 19.4 | | 50.9 | 27.2 |- |align=left|[[2018 Swedish general election|2018]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.val.se/val/val2018/slutresultat/R/kommun/20/84/index.html|title=Avesta – Röster Val 2018|language=sv|publisher=[[Valmyndigheten]]}}</ref> | 86.7 | 14,573 | 6.5 | 34.8 | 2.2 | 6.8 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 15.8 | 24.7 | | 50.3 | 48.4 |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.avesta.se Avesta}}

{{Geographic location | Centre = Avesta | N = [[Hofors Municipality|Hofors]] ([[Gävleborg County|Gävleborg]]) | E = [[Sandviken Municipality|Sandviken]] ([[Gävleborg County|Gävleborg]]) | S = [[Sala Municipality, Sweden|Sala]] ([[Västmanland County|Västmanland]]) | SW = [[Norberg Municipality|Norberg]] ([[Västmanland County|Västmanland]]) | NW = [[Hedemora Municipality|Hedemora]] }} {{Dalarna County}} {{Localities in Avesta Municipality}} {{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities of Dalarna County]] [[Category:Avesta Municipality| ]]