Borlänge Municipality

Borlänge Municipality is a Swedish municipality in Dalarna County, in central Sweden, with an area of 586.4 km². The municipality has a population of 47,206; of these, around 40,000 live in the town Borlänge, which is the seat of the municipality and located at .

Geography

The city of Borlänge received its Royal charter in 1944 after several smaller towns merged. With its 40,880 inhabitants, Borlänge is the largest city in Dalecarlia (Dalarna), surpassing its northern neighbour Falun, 20 kilometres away. Together the two cities form a region with close to 100,000 inhabitants.

Politics

Currently ruling leader is Peter Hultqvist, from the Swedish Social Democratic Party. Opposition leader is Ulla Olsson, from the Moderate Party. At municipals in Dalarna where a blue collar culture is dominant, the Social Democrats hold a strong position. As a result of the Swedish municipal elections, 2002 they are currently in a majority in the city council with 31 of 61 mandates.

Youngest candidate to the Swedish municipal elections, 2006 is Carl-Oskar Bohlin, from the Moderate Party as the third candidate on their list. He is also the chairman of Moderate Youth League in Dalarna. The chairman of Moderate Youth League in Borlänge is Erik Hällman.

Industry

Borlänge has always been an industrial town surrounding the iron mill of Domnarvet (SSAB) and the paper mill of Kvarnsveden (Stora Enso). The city has two state authorities: the department of rails (Banverket) and the department of roads (Vägverket). Suitable for a city which structure is severely divided by rails and roads, with a modern city centre.

Shopping

Borlänge promotes itself as The Number One Shopping City in Dalarna. This is possible due to the Kupolen area, situated slightly west of the city centre. The Kupolen area includes Kupolen ('The Dome') Shopping Centre (Kupolen Köpcentrum in Swedish, "Tunatutten" in every day language) and the surrounding region. Though the district was first built to catch the interest from bypassers it has withdrawn the focus from the nearby downtown area and has overtaken the role as the pulsating heart of Borlänge.

Sport

The city has a previously successful football team, although currently in a free fall through the series. IK Brage, named after the Norse god of poetry, has a history of 18 seasons in the Swedish Premier Division (Allsvenskan). Brage play in green and white and host their home games at Domnarvsvallen Stadium in Borlänge with a seating capacity of 6,500.

Notability

Borlänge is notable for having a relatively high crime rate.
Borlänge is probably the municipality with the highest roundabout density in Sweden.

Notable natives

Jussi Björling, tenor
Lars Frölander, swimmer
Mando Diao, pop band
Sugarplum Fairy, pop band
Per Fosshaug, bandy player
Dozer (band), stoner rock band
Erik Eriksson, Centre Party's first chairman

Education

University College of Dalarna

External links

Borlänge - Official site

Municipalities of Sweden | Municipalities of Dalarna County

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