Torsby Municipality
Municipality in Värmland County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Torsby Municipality (Torsby kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden, bordering Norway. Its seat is located in the town of Torsby.
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Torsby Municipality
Torsby kommun | |
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Coordinates: 60°08′N 13°00′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Värmland County |
Seat | Torsby |
Area | |
• Total | 4,357.44 km2 (1,682.42 sq mi) |
• Land | 4,162.19 km2 (1,607.03 sq mi) |
• Water | 195.25 km2 (75.39 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 11,387 |
• Density | 2.6/km2 (6.8/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Värmland |
Municipal code | 1737 |
Website | www.torsby.se |
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The name Torsby means Thor's village.
The present municipality consists of eight original local government entities (as of 1863): Dalby, Fryksände, Lekvattnet, Norra Finnskoga, Norra Ny, Nyskoga, Södra Finnskoga, Vitsand and Östmark. In 1952 they were grouped into four larger units and in 1974 they were all united.
There is much Finnish heritage in Torsby Municipality.