Ljusdal Municipality () is one of Sweden's 290 municipalities within Gävleborg County. Its seat is Ljusdal.

The municipality was formed in 1971 by the amalgamation of the market town (köping) of Ljusdal (instituted in 1914) with the rural municipalities Järvsö, Färila, Los and Ramsjö.

Ljusdal is known for its successful bandy team and for the annual Bandy World Cup that used to be held in the town.

Geography

Geographically the town is located on the shores of the river Ljusnan, along the shores of which Sweden's northern main line railway (Norra Stambanan) stretches. The municipality calls itself "Sweden's nearest Norrland", with Norrland being historically how Sweden's north was referred to. Geographically, the municipality is located at the centre of Sweden.

In this large municipality (Sweden's 25th largest) there are several nature activities one can enjoy. Along Ljusnan there are a total of 40 kilometers of water ways, with possibilities for sailing, rafting, fishing or taking a tour with the tour boats.

Hamra National Park is also located partly within the western parts of the municipality.

Localities

Figures as of 2004, from Statistics Sweden:

  • Ljusdal 7,559
  • Järvsö 1,907
  • Färila 1,542
  • Tallåsen 807
  • Los 469
  • Hybo 351
  • Ramsjö 306
  • Hennan 227
  • Korskrogen 202
  • Kårböle 134

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Ljusdal 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 14,791 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality.

Sister cities

  • Denmark : Glamsbjerg
  • Norway: Tynset
  • Finland: Ikaalinen
  • Estonia: Vinni
  • Germany: Schlieben

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Image:Riotorg.JPG|Ljusdal Municipal Building on Rio square

Image:Ljusdal vattentornet.jpg|The Water tower

Image:Ljusdalskyrka.JPG|The church of Ljusdal

Image:Ljusdalsbygdens museum.jpg|Ljusdalsbygdens museum

Image:Borrgarden.jpg|Historic Borrgården

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See also

  • Järvsö
  • Bandy World Cup

References

  • Ljusdal – official website
  • Sweden's Nearest Norrland – tourism website in Swedish/English/German
  • Energy Flow Survey of Ljusdal's Municipality – pdf
  • Energy flow survey of Ljusdals municipality (Abstract)