Ludvika () is a bimunicipal

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and the seat of

Ludvika Municipality Ludvika Municipality () is a Municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Dalarna County, central Sweden. It has its seat in the town of Ludvika. In 1971 the City of Ludvika (itself instituted as such in 1919) was amalgamated with the adjacent munic ...

Dalarna County Dalarna County () is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It also borders on the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Trøndelag to ...

within the country of

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, with 14,498 inhabitants in 2010.

Overview

The conurbation of Ludvika extends over the border of

Smedjebacken Municipality Smedjebacken Municipality () is a municipalities of Sweden, municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Smedjebacken. The present municipality was formed in two steps during the last nationwide local gover ...

, where about 400 inhabitants live. Ludvika is situated by

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in the south-east part of the municipality. Population of Ludvika as of 2005 distributed by municipalities:

Economy

A major employer in Ludvika is the power engineering conglomerate Hitachi, whose activities in the town include power

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s, ac breakers and equipment for

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power transmission.

Notable natives

Stefan Anderson Knut Stefan Anderson (26 December 1878 – 8 May 1966) was a Swedish industrialist, journalist and master craftsman clockmaker/watchmaker decorated with badges of chivalric orders by the Kings of Sweden, Denmark and Norway and the President of F ...

Dan Andersson Daniel Andersson (6 April 1888 – 16 September 1920)Dan Andersson
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Hypocrisy (band) Hypocrisy is a Swedish death metal band formed in October 1991 in Ludvika by Peter Tägtgren. The band has released thirteen studio albums since their inception, with Tägtgren remaining the band's only continuous member. History After spendin ...

Anders Ilar Anders Ilar (born 13 December 1973) is a Swedish electronic musician, DJ and producer, based in Ludvika. Biography Born in Ludvika, Ilar grew up in the little town that is surrounded by woods and lakes, and started playing the piano when he w ...

Mats Kihlström Mats Bernhard Kihlström (born January 3, 1964, in Ludvika) is an ice hockey player who played for the Swedish national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympi ...

Christina Lampe-Önnerud Maria Christina Lampe-Önnerud (born 4 February 1967) is a Swedish inorganic chemist, battery-inventor, and entrepreneur. She has founded the companies Boston-Power Inc. (2005–2012) and Cadenza Innovation (initially called CloTeam, 2012). S ...

Kee Marcello Kee Marcello (born Kjell Hilding Lövbom; 20 February 1960) is a Swedish guitarist and vocalist, best known as the former guitarist in the hard rock bands Europe and Easy Action. He has also pursued a solo career. Career Throughout the yea ...

Charlie Norman Karl-Erik Albert Norman (4October 192012August 2005), known as Charles Norman or Charlie Norman, was a Swedish musician and entertainer. Norman is regarded as Sweden's leading boogie-woogie piano player in the 1940s, but an accomplished all-rou ...

Birgit Ridderstedt Birgit Ridderstedt (November 26, 1914 – September 16, 1985) was a Swedish-American folk singer who appeared at festivals and on television in the 1950s and early 1960s with material she produced herself. Background Born in Ludvika, Sweden, ...

Jari Sillanpää Jari Veikko Sillanpää (; born 16 August 1965) is a Finnish- Swedish singer. With over 820,000 records sold, he is the fifth-best-selling music artist and second-best-selling solo artist in Finland. Life and career Born into a Sweden-Finnis ...

Fredrik Söderström Sven Olof Fredrik Söderström (born 30 January 1973) is a Swedish retired footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Ludvika, Söderström started his professional career with lowly IK Brage. In January 1997 he moved to Vitór ...

Anders Wendin Anders Olof Wendin (born 16 March 1975, Norrtälje, Sweden) is a Swedish rock musician, best known for his solo project Moneybrother. Career After the split-up of his ska-punk band Monster, Wendin took a new direction and released Moneybrother's ...

Anders Winroth Anders Winroth (born 1965) is a Swedish medievalist at the University of Oslo and previously taught in the same field at Yale University. Life After graduation from Stockholm University, Winroth did his master's and doctoral studies at Columbia U ...

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Ludvika: *

Ludvika FK Ludvika FK is a Swedish football club located in Ludvika in Dalarna County. Background Since their foundation Ludvika FK has participated mainly in the upper and middle divisions of the Swedish football league system. The club plays in Division ...

Östansbo IS Östansbo IS is a Swedish football club located in Ludvika. Background Östansbo IS plays in Division 4 Dalarna which is the sixth tier of Swedish football. They play their home matches at the Björkliden in Ludvika. The club is affiliated to D ...

Schools

*Lorensberga *Kyrkskolan *Junibacken skola *Knutsbo skola *

References

Populated places in Ludvika Municipality Populated places in Smedjebacken Municipality Municipal seats of Dalarna County Swedish municipal seats {{Dalarna-geo-stub