Filipstad Municipality (Kommun)

Filipstad Municipality Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Filipstad
	59° 43´ N 14° 10´ E
	County	Värmland County
	Province	Värmland
	Area Rank	1,545 km² 60th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	11,081 195th of 290
	Density	7/km²

This page deals with both Filipstad Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Filipstad

Filipstad Municipality is a Municipality in Värmland, in west central Sweden. Its seat is in Filipstad with 6,300 inhabitants at an elevation of 155 metres. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (372x840, 15 KB) w:Filipstad municipality in Sweden File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Filipstad Municipality ... The Municipalities or Kommuner represent the local level of self government in Sweden. ... There are 290 municipalities in Sweden. ... Image File history File links This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... 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. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... 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. ... â–¶(?) is a historical province or landskap in the west of middle Sweden. ... metre or meter, see meter (disambiguation) The metre (in the U.S., chiefly meter) is a measure of length, approximately equal to 3. ...

Filipstad received city privileges in 1611 by Charles IX of Sweden, who named it after his son Duke Carl Philip (1601–1622; younger brother of Gustavus Adolphus). Charles IX (Karl IX) (October 4, 1550 – October 30, 1611), was King of Sweden from 1604 until his death. ... For the present-day Prince Carl Philip, please refer to Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Wermelandia. ... Gustav II Adolph Gustav II Adolph (December 9, 1594 - November 6, 1632) (also known as Gustav Adolph the Great, under the Latin name Gustavus Adolphus or the Swedish form Gustav II Adolf) was a King of Sweden. ...

After a major fire of forest and towns in 1694 Filipstad lost the privileges, as it was believed the remaining forest would not be sufficient if Filipstad was to be rebuilt.

Filipstad around 1700, in the work Suecia antiqua et hodierna.

In 1835 the rights were regranted Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2807x1659, 1494 KB) The city of w:Filipstad in Sweden Engraving made 1690-1710 Scanned by me from Erik Dahlberg, Svecia Antiqua et Hodierna, facsimile, 1983 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2807x1659, 1494 KB) The city of w:Filipstad in Sweden Engraving made 1690-1710 Scanned by me from Erik Dahlberg, Svecia Antiqua et Hodierna, facsimile, 1983 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on... The title page Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, or Ancient and Modern Sweden, is the title of a large work of engravings, collected by Erik Dahlberg in the middle of the 17th century. ...

Notable natives

• Nils Ferlin, poet
• John Ericsson, inventor
• Nils Ericsson, engineer

Nils Johan Einar Ferlin (December 11, 1898 - October 21, 1961) was a Swedish poet. ... John Ericsson (1803-1889) John Ericsson (July 31, 1803 – March 8, 1889) was a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer, as was his brother, Nils Ericson. ... Nils Ericson (31 January 1802 - 8 September 1860) was a Swedish inventor and mechanical engineer, as was his brother, John Ericsson. ...

Municipal towns

With at least 200 inhabitants:

• Filipstad
• Lesjöfors, 1,247 inhabitants
• Nykroppa, 1,020
• Persberg, Filipstad, 350
• Nordmark, Filipstad, 250

Lesjöfors is a village of Filipstad Municipality, in Värmland County, Sweden. ...

External links

• Filipstad - Official site

Filipstad Municipality is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.