Falun Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 in Dalarna County

Dalarna County

Dalarna County is a county or län in middle Sweden. It borders the counties of Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It is also bordered by the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Sør-Trøndelag in the west...

 in central Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. Its seat is located in the city of Falun

Falun

Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County...

.

The present municipality was formed at the time of the local government reform of 1971, when the City of Falun and six surrounding rural municipalities were amalgamated.

Localities

• Bengtsheden
  Bengtsheden
  Bengtsheden is a locality situated in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 556 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Bjursås
  Bjursås
  Bjursås is a locality situated in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 1,864 inhabitants in 2005.Tourists, many of whom come from Stockholm, visit its ski resort every winter. A large part of the population commute to Falun or work within the local forest industry. Bjursås is nicknamed...
  
  
• Danholn
  Danholn
  Danholn is a locality situated in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 446 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Grycksbo
  Grycksbo
  Grycksbo is a locality situated in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 1,781 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Falun
  Falun
  Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County...
  
   (seat)
• Linghed
  Linghed
  Linghed is a locality situated in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 609 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Sundborn
  Sundborn
  Sundborn is a locality situated in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 751 inhabitants in 2005.The most famous resident was the painter Carl Larsson and his house in Sundborn is a popular tourist attraction.-External links:*...
  
  
• Svärdsjö
  Svärdsjö
  Svärdsjö is a locality situated in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 1,288 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Sågmyra
  Sågmyra
  Sågmyra is a locality situated in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 578 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Toftbyn
  Toftbyn
  Toftbyn is a locality situated in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 274 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Vika
  Vika, Sweden
  Vika is a locality situated in Falun Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 398 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  

Sister cities

The following places have sister cities agreements with Falun: Hamina

Hamina

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, Finland

Finland

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 Grudziądz

Grudziadz

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, Poland

Poland

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 Gütersloh

Gütersloh

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, Germany

Germany

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 Vordingborg

Vordingborg

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, Denmark

Denmark

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Falun also has two cooperation towns without formal sistering treaty: Kimberley

Kimberley, Northern Cape

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, South Africa

South Africa

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 Pskov

Pskov

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, Russia

Russia

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External links

• Falun Municipality – Official site
• Dalarna College - Situated in Falun