Leksand Municipality () is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Leksand.

In 1974 "old" Leksand was amalgamated with Ål and reunited with Siljansnäs (which had been separated from it in 1875).

Geography

thumb|Bridge over [[Österdal River]]

The municipality is located alongside the Österdalälven, (Österdal 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.

Localities

thumb|Norsgatan

  • Alvik
  • Djura
  • Häradsbygden
  • Insjön
  • Leksand (seat)
  • Siljansnäs
  • Tällberg
  • Västanvik

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Leksand Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.

In total there were 15,995 residents, including 12,738 Swedish citizens of voting age.

| 89.5

| 8,329

| 1.9

| 36.5

|

| 40.0

| 8.8

| 2.9

| 9.7

|

|

| 38.4

| 58.4

|-

|align=left|1976

| 90.7

| 8,977

| 2.0

| 35.2

|

| 38.3

| 10.0

| 2.7

| 11.7

|

|

| 37.2

| 60.0

|-

|align=left|1979

| 89.7

| 7,202

| 2.5

| 35.6

|

| 30.9

| 8.9

| 2.9

| 18.5

|

|

| 38.1

| 58.4

|-

|align=left|1982

| 90.3

| 9,522

| 2.5

| 37.6

| 1.9

| 27.7

| 5.4

| 3.5

| 21.3

|

|

| 40.2

| 54.5

|-

|align=left|1985

| 88.8

| 9,561

| 2.9

| 36.8

| 1.7

| 25.3

| 13.2

|

| 19.9

|

|

| 39.8

| 58.5

|-

|align=left|1988

| 85.3

| 9,172

| 3.5

| 35.5

| 6.2

| 21.4

| 11.1

| 7.4

| 14.7

|

|

| 45.3

| 47.2

|-

|align=left|1991

| 85.7

| 9,690

| 3.1

| 31.9

| 3.4

| 15.1

| 8.2

| 11.8

| 18.2

|

| 7.4

| 35.0

| 53.3

|-

|align=left|1994

| 86.3

| 9,994

| 5.4

| 38.6

| 7.6

| 13.0

| 5.9

| 7.7

| 20.2

|

| 0.9

| 51.6

| 46.8

|-

|align=left|1998

| 82.3

| 9,584

| 11.7

| 30.8

| 6.1

| 8.9

| 2.8

| 18.1

| 19.3

|

|

| 48.6

| 49.2

|-

|align=left|2002

| 80.5

| 9,428

| 7.7

| 34.9

| 4.8

| 14.1

| 10.2

| 13.1

| 12.5

| 0.8

|

| 47.4

| 49.9

|-

|align=left|2006

| 82.9

| 9,834

| 4.8

| 31.3

| 4.9

| 13.6

| 5.0

| 10.5

| 16.6

| 2.9

|

| 41.0

| 54.6

|-

|align=left|2010

| 85.0

| 10,245

| 4.2

| 28.9

| 6.5

| 9.4

| 5.3

| 8.8

| 31.4

| 4.0

|

| 39.6

| 54.9

|-

|align=left|2014

| 87.5

| 10,584

| 4.9

| 29.4

| 5.8

| 10.0

| 3.8

| 7.4

| 23.7

| 11.8

|

| 40.1

| 44.9

|-

|align=left|2018

| 89.5

| 10,944

| 7.0

| 26.1

| 3.7

| 12.9

| 3.6

| 9.5

| 19.6

| 16.2

|

| 49.7

| 48.9

|}

Notability

One of Sweden's most popular ice hockey teams is Leksands IF. NHL goalkeeper Johan Hedberg hails from Leksand.

In addition, one of Sweden's best baseball teams (Leksand Lumberjacks) plays in Leksand.

Along with Mora, Leksand co-hosted the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The European Go Congress was held in Leksand in 2008.

Twin towns – sister cities

Leksand is twinned with:

  • Aurora, Canada
  • Brainerd, United States
  • Hørsholm, Denmark
  • Karksi-Nuia (Mulgi), Estonia
  • Lillehammer, Norway
  • Oulainen, Finland
  • Tōbetsu, Japan

References

  • Official website