Strängnäs Municipality

Strängnäs Municipality
Strängnäs kommun
Municipality
Former Strängnäs town hall, in use until 1994.
Former Strängnäs town hall, in use until 1994.
Coat of arms of Strängnäs Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°22′N 17°02′E / 59.367°N 17.033°E / 59.367; 17.033
CountrySweden
CountySödermanland County
SeatSträngnäs
Area
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 • Total
975.08 km2 (376.48 sq mi)
 • Land739.7 km2 (285.6 sq mi)
 • Water235.38 km2 (90.88 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total
38,917
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSödermanland
Municipal code0486
Websitewww.strangnas.se

Strängnäs Municipality (Strängnäs kommun) is a municipality in Södermanland County in eastern Sweden, located by Lake Mälaren. Its seat is located in the city of Strängnäs.

The present municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Strängnäs was amalgamated with the City of Mariefred and a number of rural municipalities. Originally there were 15 local government entities in the area.

The boxer Erik Agren was born here

Localities

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The municipality consists of the old towns of Strängnäs and Mariefred and the villages of Åkers styckebruk and Stallarholmen.

History

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Strängnäs is an old town with a history dating to the Viking Age. Its location on the shores of Lake Mälaren has made Strängnäs an important trading centre and meeting place through the ages.

Mariefred acquired its name from the monastery Pax Mariae ("Mary's Peace") which was founded some 500 years ago by Sten Sture the Elder. There are no remains above ground of the monastery, which was the location where Mariefred's church, built in 1624, now stands.

Economy

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Strängnäs has a multifaceted and dynamic economy, being home to businesses of different sizes and in many different sectors. The prominent industries are biotech, pharmaceuticals, logistics, education, engineering and tourism.

Demographics

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This is a demographic table based on Strängnäs Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]

In total there were 38,341 inhabitants, of whom 28,212 were Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 42.0% voted for the left coalition and 56.7% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Elections

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Riksdag

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These are the results of the Riksdag elections of Strängnäs Municipality since the 1972 municipality reform. The results of the Sweden Democrats were not published by SCB between 1988 and 1998 at a municipal level to the party's small nationwide size at the time.

Year Turnout Votes V S MP C L KD M SD ND
1973[4] 92.5 13,741 3.1 43.0 0.0 24.6 11.9 1.5 15.5 0.0 0.0
1976[5] 93.1 14,931 2.7 41.4 0.0 24.1 13.6 0.9 16.8 0.0 0.0
1979[6] 92.0 15,400 3.8 41.9 0.0 17.9 12.9 1.0 21.7 0.0 0.0
1982[7] 92.5 16,146 4.1 44.3 1.8 14.5 7.4 1.5 26.3 0.0 0.0
1985[8] 91.2 16,528 3.7 44.0 1.6 10.3 17.8 0.0 23.4 0.0 0.0
1988[9] 86.7 16,263 4.4 40.9 5.2 9.9 16.6 1.9 20.8 0.0 0.0
1991[10] 87.5 17,207 2.9 34.9 3.1 7.2 11.9 6.2 25.2 0.0 8.2
1994[11] 87.1 17,808 4.8 43.2 4.8 6.6 9.1 3.4 26.1 0.0 1.1
1998[12] 81.4 16,902 9.2 35.5 4.2 4.2 5.6 12.2 27.7 0.0 0.0
2002[13] 80.0 17,534 5.9 38.4 4.4 5.4 16.2 9.4 18.3 0.5 0.0
2006[14] 83.1 18,922 3.7 32.5 4.7 7.6 8.3 6.7 32.4 2.2 0.0
2010[15] 85.5 20,626 4.2 26.8 6.7 6.7 7.7 5.4 35.2 6.4 0.0
2014[16] 87.2 21,889 4.6 27.5 5.9 5.5 5.4 4.9 28.8 14.7 0.0

Blocs

This lists the relative strength of the socialist and centre-right blocs since 1973, but parties not elected to the Riksdag are inserted as "other", including the Sweden Democrats results from 1988 to 2006, but also the Christian Democrats pre-1991 and the Greens in 1982, 1985 and 1991. The sources are identical to the table above. The coalition or government mandate marked in bold formed the government after the election. New Democracy got elected in 1991 but are still listed as "other" due to the short lifespan of the party. "Elected" is the total number of percentage points from the municipality that went to parties who were elected to the Riksdag.

Year Turnout Votes Left Right SD Other Elected
1973 92.5 13,741 46.1 52.0 0.0 1.9 98.1
1976 93.1 14,931 44.1 54.5 0.0 1.4 98.6
1979 92.0 15,400 45.7 52.5 0.0 1.8 98.2
1982 92.5 16,146 48.4 48.2 0.0 3.4 96.6
1985 91.2 16,528 47.7 51.5 0.0 1.8 98.2
1988 86.7 16,263 50.5 47.3 0.0 2.2 97.8
1991 87.5 17,207 37.8 50.5 0.0 11.7 96.5
1994 87.1 17,808 52.8 45.2 0.0 2.0 98.0
1998 81.4 16,902 48.9 49.7 0.0 1.4 98.6
2002 80.0 17,534 48.7 49.3 0.0 2.0 98.0
2006 83.1 18,922 40.9 55.0 0.0 4.1 95.9
2010 85.5 20,626 37.7 55.0 6.4 0.9 99.1
2014 87.2 21,889 38.0 44.6 14.7 2.7 97.3

Twin towns – sister cities

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Strängnäs is twinned with:[17]

References

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  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Strängnäs i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1973 (page 162)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1976 (page 157)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1979 (page 181)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1982 (page 182)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1985 (page 183)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1988 (page 164)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1991 (page 23)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1994 (page 37)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Riksdagsvalet 1998 (page 33)" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Strängnäs kommun 2002" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Strängnäs kommun 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Strängnäs kommun 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Valresultat Riksdag Strängnäs kommun 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Vänorter" (in Swedish). Strängnäs kommun. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
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