Leksand Municipality

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

**Leksand Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Leksand Municipality Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Leksand
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	County	Dalarna County
	Province	Dalarna
	Area Rank	List_of_municipalities_of_Sweden_by_area>78th of 290
	Population Rank (2003)	List_of_municipalities_of_Sweden_by_population>142nd of 290
	Density	13/km²

Leksand is a Municipality in central Sweden, in the Dalarna province, administratively in Dalarna County. Its seat is in Leksand with 5,700 inhabitants, situated at [60°44′N 15°00′E].

Other towns are Insjön, Siljansnäs, Tällberg and Djura. Also significant, half of the municipal population live in one of 94 villages.

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Geography

Geographically the municipality is located alongside the Dalälven, (Dalecarlia River), and the town is at the southern shore of lake Siljan.

The culture is marked by being in the heart of the culture rich Dalarna. There is a substantial old town sektion in Leksand, with small red houses.

Leksand has seven sister cities:

One of Sweden's best ice hockey teams is Leksands IF.

Most companies are small enterprises, covering several sectors. To the larger belong:

In the 2002 list of Swedish Industry Climate, Leksand Municipality was ranked 15 of 289 investigated municipality.

Dalarna County

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