Hedemora Municipality

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capital=Hedemora
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county=Dalarna County
province=Dalarna
arearank=122nd
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populationrank=141st
population=15,506
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Hedemora Municipality ("Hedemora kommun") is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is in the city of Hedemora.

In 1966 the "City of Hedemora" was amalgamated with the rural municipality by the same name and with "Husby".

Military history

Hedemora town was a recruit training place under Gustav Vasas campaign against the Danes. In the victorius battle of Brunnbäck 1521 was Peder Svensson from the village "Vibberboda" in Hedemora Municipality one of the two commanding officers (the other was Olof Bonde from "Norrbärke" in Smedjebacken Municipality).

The "Livkompaniet" (company designated to protect the regiment chief) of Dalregementet was located in Hedemora and Husby parishes between 1682 and 1901. The head officers of Dalregementet also lived in Husby under this period, in "Näs kungsgård" and "Husby kungsgård".

Localities

* Hedemora (seat)
* Långshyttan
* Vikmanshyttan
* Garpenberg
* Västerby
* Husby

Sister cities

Hedemora has five sister cities:

*Bauska, Latvia
*Ishozi-Ishunju-Gera, Tanzania
*Nord Fron, Norway
*Nysted, Denmark
*Vehkalahti, Finland

External links

* [http://www.hedemora.se/In_English.asp Hedemora] - Official site, in English