Eda Municipality
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Coat of arms Image:Eda.png |
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| Municipal facts | ||
| Seat | Charlottenberg | |
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| County | Värmland County | |
| Province | Värmland | |
| Area Rank |
825 km² 125 of 290 |
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| Population Rank (2005) |
11,081 237th of 290 |
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| Density | 7/km² | |
Eda Municipality is a Swedish municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden, on the Norwegian border. The municipal seat is located in Charlottenberg, with 2,000 inhabitants, on 125 meters elevation.
Other towns exceeding 200 inhabitants are Eda glasbruk, Koppom , Åmotfors, Adolfsfors-Köla, Flogned-Skarbol, Järnskog, Lässerud and Skillingsfors
The perhaps most notable sight is the Eda Fortlet, which was in use from 1650 to 1814. It was the larger fortress of the province of Värmland with the prupose of defending against Norwegian troops. It was made obsoloet with the Union between Sweden and Norway, 1814.
[edit] External links
- Eda - Official site
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