Sunne Municipality

municipality in Värmland County, Sweden

Sunne Municipality (Swedish: Sunne kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in central Sweden. The seat is in Sunne.

Sunne Municipality
Sunne kommun
Sunne church in Värmland, Sweden
Sunne church in Värmland, Sweden
Coat of arms of Sunne Municipality
Coordinates: 59°50′N 13°8′E / 59.833°N 13.133°E / 59.833; 13.133
CountrySweden
CountyVärmland County
SeatSunne
Area
 • Total1,457.07 km2 (562.58 sq mi)
 • Land1,296.39 km2 (500.54 sq mi)
 • Water160.68 km2 (62.04 sq mi)
 Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total13,306
 • Density9.1/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVärmland
Municipal code1766
Websitewww.sunne.se

History change

People have been living in this area for 5000 years. Old graves from the Iron Age can be found at Kolsnäsudden [3]

References change

  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  3. kommun, Sunne. "Historik". Sunne kommun (in Swedish). Retrieved 2020-11-04.

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