Kil Municipality

Kil Municipality (Kils kommun) is a municipality in Värmland Coonty in wast central Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the toun o Kil.

The local govrenment reform o 1971 amalgamatit Stora Kil, Järnskog an a pairt o Brunskog, sicweys formin Kil Municipality.

Kil means wedge, crack or seemilar in Swadish, in this case referrin tae a bay (auld Swadish). The name is at least frae the fifteent century, referrin tae a bay bi the sma lake Hyn, whaur the kirk wis constructit. The toun later became the seat o the juridical Kil Hunder, which is kent tae hae existit in 1426.

The wedge is notit in the coat o airms.

Localities
Fagerås
Högboda
Kil (seat)

Notability
Swaden's first railwey in 1849.

Sister ceeties
Laihia, Finland
Skuodas, Lithuanie
Svinninge, Denmark
Trysil, Norawa

References

Freemit airtins
Kil Municipality - Offeecial steid
Kil.just.nu 

Category:Municipalities o Värmland Coonty

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