Årjäng Municipality
Årjäng Municipality
Årjängs kommun | |
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Lennartsfors | |
| Coordinates: 59°23′N 12°08′E / 59.383°N 12.133°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Värmland County |
| Seat | Årjäng |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,653.04 km2 (638.24 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,409.47 km2 (544.20 sq mi) |
| • Water | 243.57 km2 (94.04 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2024) | |
• Total | 9,825 |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Värmland and Dalsland |
| Municipal code | 1765 |
| Website | www.arjang.se |
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Årjäng Municipality (Swedish: Årjängs kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden, bordering Norway. Its seat is located in the town of Årjäng.
A separate local government entity named Årjäng was created in 1941 when it was detached from Silbodal. In 1952 the two were reunited under the name of Årjäng. In 1971 Sillerud and Holmedal were amalgamated with Årjäng. In 1974 Töcksmark was added, expanding the municipality to its current size. The municipality contains two localities, Årjäng and Töcksfors. Known Swedish sportsmen from this municipality are Per-Gunnar Andersson and Thomas Wassberg.