Editing Ljusdal Municipality

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'''Ljusdal Municipality''' ({{langx|sv|Ljusdals kommun}}) is one of Sweden's 290 [[Municipalities of Sweden|municipalities]] within [[Gävleborg County]]. Its seat is [[Ljusdal]].

The municipality was formed in 1971 by the [[Amalgamation (politics)|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 ===
{{Stack|[[Image:Ljusdal kommun detail.png|right|200px]]}}
Figures as of 2004, from [[Statistics Sweden]]:
* [[Ljusdal]] 7,559
* [[Järvsö]] 1,907
* [[Färila]] 1,542
* [[Tallåsen]] 807
* [[Los (village)|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 [[Swedish Television|SVT]]'s election platform, in turn taken from [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] official statistics.<ref name=LjusdalVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-2161-ljusdal.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Ljusdal i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|accessdate=21 December 2023}}</ref>

In total there were 14,791 Swedish citizens of voting age resident in the municipality.<ref name=LjusdalVal2022/> 48.1% voted for the left coalition and 50.8% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

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! {{tooltip|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status|Residents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote|Citizen {{br}} adults}}
! {{tooltip|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %|Left vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %|Right vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %|Employed}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %|Swedish {{br}} parents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %|Foreign {{br}} heritage}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor|Income {{br}} [[Swedish kronor|SEK]]}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %|Degree}}
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! style="background:{{party color|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
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|-
| align="left" |Färila
| 2,102
| 1,700
| 43.8
| 55.1
| 82
| 93
| 7
| 22,627
| 21
|-
| align="left" |Järvsö N
| 1,307
| 1,078
| 50.6
| 48.3
| 84
| 93
| 7
| 23,964
| 35
|-
| align="left" |Järvsö V
| 1,917
| 1,551
| 52.3
| 46.7
| 82
| 93
| 7
| 22,027
| 32
|-
| align="left" |Järvsö Ö
| 1,109
| 875
| 56.1
| 43.0
| 88
| 95
| 5
| 24,800
| 39
|-
| align="left" |Korskrogen-Kårböle
| 1,154
| 906
| 46.5
| 52.2
| 81
| 91
| 9
| 22,912
| 25
|-
| align="left" |Ljusdal C
| 1,448
| 1,217
| 51.6
| 47.1
| 75
| 80
| 20
| 20,350
| 26
|-
| align="left" |Ljusdal N
| 1,712
| 1,411
| 47.2
| 51.7
| 83
| 88
| 12
| 24,288
| 30
|-
| align="left" |Ljusdal S
| 1,503
| 1,173
| 46.5
| 52.3
| 78
| 91
| 9
| 24,063
| 21
|-
| align="left" |Ljusdal V
| 1,978
| 1,596
| 45.7
| 53.4
| 85
| 92
| 8
| 25,913
| 31
|-
| align="left" |Ljusdal Ö
| 1,816
| 1,087
| 54.0
| 45.0
| 60
| 58
| 42
| 17,601
| 21
|-
| align="left" |Los-Hamra
| 655
| 530
| 47.3
| 50.5
| 71
| 88
| 12
| 18,611
| 26
|-
| align="left" |Ramsjö-Hennan
| 545
| 487
| 42.2
| 55.7
| 74
| 90
| 10
| 21,018
| 19
|-
| align="left" |Tallåsen
| 1,541
| 1,180
| 41.4
| 58.2
| 86
| 96
| 4
| 25,234
| 21
|-
| colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=LjusdalVal2022/>
|}

== History ==
The area had a large immigration from [[Finland]] in the 17th and 18th century in the western part of the municipality known as [[Orsa Finnmark]] (in [[Dalarna]]). Still there are many names which trace this Finnish influence. In Ljusdal a museum dedicated to the regions history is now located in a former dairy, and in Järvsö there is the Stenegård cultural centre.

The population was boosted when the mainline railway was constructed here in the late 19th century.

==Tourism==
Tourism in the municipality is focussed on Järvsö. Popular tourist activities in Järvsö include skiing on Järvsöbacken and visiting [[Järvzoo]].

===Nature===
Gröntjärn Nature Reserve is located in Ljusdal Municipality around 20 kilometers north of Ljusdal. Here several [[Kettle (landform)|Kettle holes]] formed during glacial retreat, where ice blocks melted under sediments. The pool is not fed by streams but by groundwater and can see large variations in the lake level. The ground water source also gives the lake it is characteristic turquoise-green colouring.<ref>{{cite web|title=Gröntjärn|url=http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/gavleborg/sv/djur-och-natur/skyddad-natur/naturreservat/hudiksvall/grontjarn/Pages/index_6B90F305-F204-4315-86C6-8BD2585FB961.aspx|publisher=Länsstyrelsen Gävleborg|accessdate=10 May 2014}}</ref>

==Sister cities==
* Denmark : [[Glamsbjerg]]
* Norway: [[Tynset]]
* Finland: [[Ikaalinen]]
* Estonia: [[Vinni Parish|Vinni]]
* Germany: [[Schlieben]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
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
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Järvsö]]
*[[Bandy World Cup]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.ljusdal.se/ Ljusdal] – official website
*[http://www.sverigesnarmastenorrland.nu/ Sweden's Nearest Norrland] –  tourism website in Swedish/English/German
*[http://hig.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:119898/FULLTEXT01 Energy Flow Survey of Ljusdal's Municipality] – pdf 
*[http://www.uppsatser.se/uppsats/e975c84da7/ Energy flow survey of Ljusdals municipality] (Abstract)

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Ljusdal
 | N  = [[Ånge Municipality|Ånge]] ([[Västernorrland County|Västernorrland]])
 | E  = [[Nordanstig Municipality|Nordanstig]]<br/>[[Hudiksvall Municipality|Hudiksvall]]
 | SE = [[Bollnäs Municipality|Bollnäs]]
 | S  = [[Orsa Municipality|Orsa]] ([[Dalarna County|Dalarna]]), [[Rättvik Municipality|Rättvik]] ([[Dalarna County|Dalarna]]), [[Ovanåker Municipality|Ovanåker]]
 | W  = [[Härjedalen Municipality|Härjedalen]] ([[Jämtland County|Jämtland]])
}}
{{Gävleborg County}}
{{Localities in Ljusdal Municipality}}

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