Eda Municipality
Eda Municipality
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Coat of arms of Eda Municipality Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| County | Värmland County |
| Seat | Charlottenberg |
| Area | |
• Total | 894.92 km2 (345.53 sq mi) |
| • Land | 820.18 km2 (316.67 sq mi) |
| • Water | 74.74 km2 (28.86 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (30 June 2025)[2] | |
• Total | 8,376 |
| • Density | 10.21/km2 (26.45/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Värmland |
| Municipal code | 1730 |
| Website | www.eda.se |
Eda Municipality (Swedish: Eda kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden, on the Norwegian border. Its seat is located in the town of Charlottenberg.
The municipal reform of 1971 saw the forming of the present municipality through the amalgamation of "old" Eda with Köla and Järnskog.
Localities
[edit | edit source]- Charlottenberg (seat)
- Eda glasbruk
- Koppom
- Åmotfors (partly)
Demographics
[edit | edit source]This is a demographic table based on Eda Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]
In total there were 8,471 residents, including 5,458 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 43.9% voted for the left coalition and 55.2% for the right coalition. 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 |
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| % | % | ||||||||
| Charlottenberg | 2,037 | 1,311 | 39.7 | 59.8 | 67 | 71 | 29 | 25,208 | 23 |
| Charlottenberg C | 2,020 | 1,135 | 48.6 | 50.3 | 58 | 49 | 51 | 20,286 | 50 |
| Koppom | 1,565 | 1,079 | 42.3 | 56.3 | 67 | 78 | 22 | 21,293 | 21 |
| Köla-Skillingmark | 1,153 | 842 | 43.3 | 55.7 | 76 | 82 | 18 | 26,227 | 26 |
| Åmotfors | 1,696 | 1,091 | 49.4 | 50.0 | 65 | 70 | 30 | 22,365 | 22 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
Government and politics
[edit | edit source]Distribution of the 35 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:
- Social Democratic Party 11
- Centre Party 10
- Hela Edas Lista 8
- Moderate Party 4
- Christian Democrats 1
- Liberal People's Party 1
Results of the 2010 Swedish general election in Eda:
- Social Democratic Party 43.0%
- Moderate Party 22.7%
- Centre Party 12.3%
- Sweden Democrats 5.7%
- Left Party 4.6%
- Christian Democrats 4.0%
- Liberal People's Party 3.7%
- Green Party 2.8%
Sights
[edit | edit source]The Eda Fortlet (Eda skans), which was in use from 1650 to 1814, was the largest fortress in the province of Värmland. Its purpose was to defend against Norwegian troops. It was made obsolete with the Union between Sweden and Norway in 1814. A museum opened on the site in 1996.[4]
References
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External links
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- Eda Municipality - Official site
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