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Säter

Total population

10,925

Land area511 km²
Coordinates60.35°, 15.75°

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City facts

Area
511 km²

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Overview

Säter is a locality and the seat of Säter Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 11,161 inhabitants in 2020.

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History & geography

History

At the location there was a royal mansion titled Säter's Royal Mansion. Sweden's first copper mint was built at the location in 1624, influenced by its proximity to the copper mountain at Falun with its tannery that had been located in Säter a few years earlier. The town Säter was founded in 1630, and much of its old town today has preserved wooden houses and street structure from that time, which few Swedish cities have. One of the oldest houses is the city hall. On 8 May 1642, the town was chartered by Queen Christina of Sweden, making it one of the Cities in Sweden. The chosen coat of arms depicted a miner.

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Geography

Latitude
60.3470
Longitude
15.7487
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Notable people from here

Samuel Troilius
Samuel Troilius
Swedish archbishop (1706-1764)
Ragnar Skanåker
Ragnar Skanåker
Swedish sports shooter
Niklas Almqvist
Niklas Almqvist
Swedish rock guitarist
Carl Erik Mannerheim
Carl Erik Mannerheim
Finnish count, politician and civil servant (1759-1837)
Tomas Engström
Tomas Engström
Swedish racing driver
Benjamin Höijer
Benjamin Höijer
Swedish university teacher, Kantian philosopher and translator (1767–1812)
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Jonas Lund
Swedish ice hockey player
H
Hans Dalborg
Swedish businessman (1941-2022)
B
Bernt Ström
Swedish actor (1940-2009)
L
Liza-Maria Norlin
Swedish politician
Louise Ulff
Louise Ulff
Magnus Arhusiander
Magnus Arhusiander
Swedish politician (1829-1908)
Peter Leijonhufvud
Peter Leijonhufvud
Swedish baron, officer and civil servant
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Elis Bedoire
Swedish engineer and inventor
Erik Carlsson
Erik Carlsson
Swedish politician
A
Abraham Cronström
(1640-1696)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Dalarna

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.57
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
938

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
1,191
Avg daily Wikipedia views
40
Attention level
Quiet

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Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Säter, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Red costume jewellery of birch wood — Säter, Sweden0 miBlacksmith sparks Säter christmas market 2013 — Säter, Sweden0 miVänsterpartiet Säter med prideflagga julmarknaden 2013 — Säter, Sweden0 miStorgatan Säter 2017-12-03 — Säter, Sweden0 miSäters bibliotek — Säter, Sweden0 miSäters bibliotek interiör — Säter, Sweden0 miRådhustorget, Säter, 20230716 - 03 — Säter, Sweden0 miSäters sockenstuga — Säter, Sweden0.1 miSäters kyrka 2 — Säter, Sweden0.1 miOrgelläktaren, Säters kyrka — Säter, Sweden0.1 miAltaret i Säters kyrka — Säter, Sweden0.1 miPredikstolen, Säters kyrka — Säter, Sweden0.1 miSäter gatubild — Säter, Sweden0.1 miSäters kyrka 2B — Säter, Sweden0.1 miLiss-Ellas mustard and Vika crispbread — Säter, Sweden0.1 miKvarnen i Säter från ovan — Säter, Sweden0.1 miSäter 190803 (mobil) 01 — Säter, Sweden0.1 miSäter 190803 (mobil) 02 — Säter, Sweden0.1 miSäter 190803 (mobil) 03 — Säter, Sweden0.1 miSäter 190803 (mobil) 04 — Säter, Sweden0.1 miSäter 190803 (mobil) 05 — Säter, Sweden0.1 miSäter, varmbaduset — Säter, Sweden0.1 miSäter kyrka, 20230716 - 10 — Säter, Sweden0.1 miSätergrillen vid Salutorget i Säter, 20230716 - 13 — Säter, Sweden0.1 mi

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Official Identifiers

SCB — Statistics Sweden

Kommunkod
2082
Population (Wikidata)
11,245
Wikidata
Q1345439

Kommunkod via Wikidata P525

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
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  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • SCB — Statistics Sweden — Kommunkod via Wikidata P525