Leksand Municipality

Leksand is a Municipality in central Sweden, in the Dalarna province, administratively in Dalarna County. Its seat is in Leksand with 15,391 inhabitants (noted March 31, 2006), situated at 60°44′N 15°00′E.

Other towns are Insjön, Siljansnäs, Tällberg and Djura. Also significant, half of the municipal population live in the 94 villages surrounding the town of Leksand itself.

Geography

Geographically the municipality is located alongside the Dalälven, (Dalecarlia River), and the town is at the southern shore of lake Siljan.

The culture is marked by being in the heart of the culture rich Dalarna. There is a substantial old town section in Leksand, with preserved old cottages as a landmark.

Sister cities

Leksand has seven sister cities:

• Hörsholm, Denmark
• Lillehammer, Norway
• Oulais, Finland
• Karksi-Nuia, Estonia
• Aurora, Ontario, Canada
• Tobetsu, Japan
• Brainerd, Minnesota, USA

Notability

One of Sweden's best ice hockey teams is Leksands IF. NHL goaltender Johan Hedberg, also hails from Leksand.

Industry

Most companies are small enterprises, covering several sectors. To the larger belong:

• Clas Ohlson (elechtronical chain)
• Leksandsbröd (bread)
• Bergkvist-Insjön
• Tomoku Hus (houses)
• Leksands IF (sport team)
• Ejendals

In the 2002 list of Swedish Industry Climate, Leksand Municipality was ranked 15 of 289 investigated municipality.

See also

• Leksand Court District

External links

• Leksand - Official site