Älvkarleby Municipality

Älvkarleby is a municipality (in Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Uppsala County and the historic province of Uppland. The main town of the municipality is Skutskär.

Geography

Through the village, the river Dalalven finally in the main town Skutskär in the Gulf of Bothnia ( Baltic Sea ) opens flows.

History

Due to the postglacial land uplift, the area of ​​the municipality has risen slowly from the water after the last ice age. Dating from around 1000 BC also date the earliest evidence of settlements. Traditionally, the life of the people has been shaped by fishing.

In the early Iron Age (6th -7th century ), the population began to grow.

The community is one of the few whose surface was not affected by the two regional reforms in the 20th century. It therefore includes, continue to surface that the former parish ( socks ) corresponded with the establishment of the municipality on 1 January 1863.

In memory of the author Stig Dagerman each year is awarded with the 50,000 SEK doped Stig Dagerman Price on Laxön in Älvkarleby.

Economy

The largest employers are the community itself and the Papierprodukionsfirma Stora Enso; both have their local headquarters in Skutskär. In the second largest city Älvkarleby runs a company for water energy research.

Policy

Coat of arms

Description: In blue with a silver wave beam with a goldbeflossten blue fish.

Attractions

One attraction is the Älvkarleby Waterfall which is released several times each year.

Larger towns

• Älvkarleby
• Gårdskär
• Marma
• Skutskär