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Arvika is a municipality in Värmland County in western Sweden. It has circa 28,000 inhabitants, with 14,000 living in the town Arvika. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (328x714, 25 KB) Location of Arvika in Sweden Created by uploader Original source is Cia Factbook Map of Sweden. ...
The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ...
There are 290 municipalities in Sweden. ...
A county, or län, is an administrative and political subdivision of Sweden. ...
Värmland County, or Värmlands län, is a county or län in west central Sweden. ...
The provinces or landskap were the subdivisions of Sweden until 1634, when they were replaced by the counties of Sweden (län). ...
â–¶(?) is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. ...
This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the land area as of 2005. ...
This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the land area as of 2005. ...
This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population size as of 2005. ...
This is a listing of the municipalities of Sweden by the population density using the land area, as of 2005. ...
The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ...
Värmland County, or Värmlands län, is a county or län in west central Sweden. ...
It is in Sweden most known for the annual Arvika Festival that attracts international artists. Arvika Festival (Swedish: Arvikafestivalen) is an annual music festival held in Arvika, Sweden. ...
Geography The town of Arvika is situated at Kyrkviken, a bay of Glafsfjorden, Sweden's only inland fjord, a remnant of the time following the last ice age (once a fjord of the Ancylus Lake). Fjord in Sunnmøre, Norway Fjords are very long inlets from the sea with high steeply sloped walled sides. ...
Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ...
Ancylus lake is a name given by geologists to the body of fresh water that replaced the Yoldia sea after the latter had been severed from its saline intake across central Sweden by the isostatic rise of south Scandinavian landforms. ...
The area is hilly with the tallest hill Storkasberget close to the town centre.
Arvika and its surroundings has excellent water infrastructure. Through a system of canals lake Vänern can be reached, and from there the Göta Canal allowes further passage to Gothenburg and Sweden's west coast. The Canal du Midi, Toulouse, France Canals are man-made channels for water. ...
Map of Sweden; Vänern in the middle south. ...
Bergs slussar (locks) at Berg near Linköping, descending to lake Roxen Göta Kanal is a Swedish canal constructed in the early 19th century. ...
Location of Gothenburg in northern Europe Coordinates: Country Sweden County Västra Götaland County Province Västergötland Charter 1621 - Mayor Göran Johansson Area - City 450 km² (174 sq mi) - Water 14. ...
History
Arvika town centre in June 2004 Ten kilometers west of the city, in Bergs Klätt, there are remnants of a younger Stone Age and Nordic Bronze Age settlements in the form of graves. Download high resolution version (1000x495, 117 KB)Image from Arvika central quarters taken in July 2004. ...
Download high resolution version (1000x495, 117 KB)Image from Arvika central quarters taken in July 2004. ...
Stone Age fishing hook. ...
Map of the Nordic Bronze Age culture, ca 1200 BC The Nordic Bronze Age (also Northern Bronze Age) is the name given by Oscar Montelius (1843-1921) to a period and a Bronze Age culture in Scandinavian pre-history, ca 1800 BC - 600 BC, with sites that reached as far...
The town was a village until 1811 when it was given town privileges by royal charter under the name Oscarsstad in order to improve the economy of the area. This attempt was unsuccessful, and the town privileges were repealed in 1821 and the town was instead given the status of köping (township) and renamed Arvika. The town privileges were reinstated at the founding centennial in 1911, and the name Arvika remained. Masouleh village, Gilan Province, Iran. ...
Köping, cognate to the Saxon word chipping, is a Swedish term similar to market town. In medieval times it was the designation of an official for town or market place. ...
Industry Arvika has several heavy industrial production facilities which employ the majority of the population, among these Thermia, Volvo Wheel Loaders, Arvika Gjuteri (nodular and grey iron foundry) and [Coffee Queen http://www.coffeequeen.com], a coffemachine factory. Volvo Construction Equipment is a subsidiary and a business area of Volvo. ...
Culture Arvika is known for the turn of the century (around 1900) artist commune Rackstad just outside the city. Here, several famous Swedish artists lived and worked, the most well-known probably being Christian Eriksson and Gustaf Fjæstad and his wife Maja Fjæstad. Other talents that lived in Rackstad include Björn Ahlgrensson and Fritz Lindström.
In recent times, the Arvika Festival (since 1992) is the biggest annual event in the area, with several international bands visiting the town during three days in July every summer. In recent years such bands as Einstürzende Neubauten, Ministry, New Order, Kraftwerk and Franz Ferdinand have performed here. Arvika Festival (Swedish: Arvikafestivalen) is an annual music festival held in Arvika, Sweden. ...
Einstürzende Neubauten is an experimental music band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. ...
Ministry is an American industrial metal band of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s fronted by Al Jourgensen. ...
New Order is an English rock group formed in 1980 by the remaining members of Joy Division following the suicide of singer Ian Curtis. ...
Kraftwerk (pronounced [], German for power station) is a German musical group which has made significant contributions to the development of experimental and electronic music. ...
Franz Ferdinand are an indie rock/post-punk revival band originating from Glasgow, Scotland. ...
One of Sweden's six music schools, Ingesund College of Music, is situated in Arvika. A music school or conservatoire (British English) — also known as a conservatory (American English) or a conservatorium (Australian English) — is an institution dedicated to teaching the art of music, including the playing of musical instruments, musical composition, musicianship, music history, and music theory. ...
Notable natives Kenny Bräck (born March 21, 1966 in Arvika, Värmland) is a race car driver from Sweden. ...
Per Eklund, born in 1947 in Arvika, Sweden is a Rally and Rallycross driver. ...
Tommy Kristoffersson is a Swedish race car driver from Arvika, born on May 1, 1959. ...
Opera singer Håkan Hagegård (born November 25, 1945) is a Swedish baritone. ...
External links - Arvika - Official site
- Arvikafestivalen - (Arvika Festival) Official site
 Arvika Municipality is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.
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