Säffle Municipality

Säffle Municipality (Säffle kommun) is a municipality in Värmland Coonty in wast central Swaden. Its seat is locatit in the ceety o Säffle.

Säffle wis the last local govrenment unit in Swaden tae get the title o a ceety, in 1951. In 1952 the seestem wi different types o municipalities wis made obsolete, but it formally existit till 1971. The present municipality wis creatit in that year, when the ceety wis amalgamatit wi the surroondin rural municipalities.

The municipality covers a peninsulae in Lake Vänern (Värmlandsnäs), an haes a lairge fresh watter airchipelago.

Värmlandsnäs
Värmlandsnäs, cried Näset an aw, is a big an important pairt o the municipality. The aurie which reaches oot intae the middle o Lake Vänern as a big peninsulae is vera significant tae the economy bi the produce o pork. The aurie supplees mair nor 200,000 fowk wi pork.

Näset haes a wanderful airchipelago on the east side an aw. The boat fowk talk vera well o Millesvik Airchipelago (Millesviks skärgård), which haes a lot o auld runestanes an ither auncient monuments an aw.

Frae Ekenäs harbor you can tak the tourist boat tae Lurö, a sma island in Lake Vänern. At Lurö you can dine an stay ower nicht.

Mony fowk who veesit Värmlandsnäs in the simmer wants tae tak a soum in Lake Vänern. The opportunities are plenty an guid. At Ekenäs you will find a vera nice bathin place. Frae this place you can amaist walk aw the wey oot tae Lurö. Ither popular bathin places are Ekôrn an the bathin place at Örud near Örö harbor (Örö hamn).

Some interestin stories frae Värmlandsnäs
When Swaden wis a poor kintra an the gowd rush stairtit in Americae a lot o Swades emigratit tae Americae, it even stairtit a lang time afore that era. A genealogist haes foond oot that ane o the maist famous actors in Americae, Julia Roberts, haes her roots in Värmlandsnäs.

The next story is a modren fairy tale an the person is still alive an aw o it is true:

An emigratit brither visitit his brither in Gaperhult, Värmlandsnäs, an felt bad for his auld brither who haed tae drive on a bad road ivery time he haed tae buy something. He decidit tae dae something for his brither an when he got back hame tae Americae he donatit $1,000,000 tae big a new road for his brither an the fowk who live in Värmlandsnäs. The next year he visitit his brither an thay coud tak a trip on the new road "Dollarvägen" (Dollar Road).

Localities
Säffle, pop. 9,500 (seat)
Värmlandsbro, 630
Svanskog, ca 600
Nysäter, ca 200

Internaitional relations

Twin touns — Sister ceeties
Säffle Municipality is twinned wi:
 Hol, Norawa Tørring, Denmark Mäntyharju, Finland Antsla, Estonie

References

Freemit airtins
Säffle Municipality - Offeecial steid

Category:Municipalities o Värmland Coonty

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