Falun Municipality

Falun Municipality (Falu kommun) is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Falun.

The present municipality was formed at the time of the local government reform of 1971, when the City of Falun and six surrounding rural municipalities were amalgamated.

Localities

• Bengtsheden
• Bjursås
• Danholn
• Grycksbo
• Falun (seat)
• Linghed
• Sundborn
• Svärdsjö
• Sågmyra
• Toftbyn
• Vika

Local politics

Sister cities

• Fredrikshamn, Finland
• Grudziądz, Poland
• Gütersloh, Germany
• Vordingborg, Denmark

Falun also has two cooperation towns without formal sistering treaty:

• Kimberley, South Africa
• Pskov, Russia

External links

• Falun Municipality – Official site
• Dalarna College - Situated in Falun