Årjäng Municipality

Also known as Årjängs kommun

municipality in Värmland County, Sweden

Key facts

Country: Sweden
County: Värmland County
Seat: Årjäng
Total: 1,653.04 km (638.24 sq mi)
Land: 1,409.47 km (544.20 sq mi)
Water: 243.57 km (94.04 sq mi)
Density: 6.945/km (17.99/sq mi)
Time zone: UTC+1 ( CET )
Summer dst: UTC+2 ( CEST )
Iso 3166 code: SE
Province: Värmland and Dalsland
Website: www.arjang.se

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Årjäng Municipality (Swedish: Årjängs kommun) is a municipality in Värmland County in west central Sweden, bordering Norway. Its seat is located in the town of Årjäng.

A separate local government entity named Årjäng was created in 1941 when it was detached from Silbodal. In 1952 the two were reunited under the name of Årjäng. In 1971 Sillerud and Holmedal were amalgamated with Årjäng. In 1974 Töcksmark was added, expanding the municipality to its current size. The municipality contains two localities, Årjäng and Töcksfors. Known Swedish sportsmen from this municipality are Per-Gunnar Andersson and Thomas Wassberg.