Kil, Värmland

Kil

Kil Train Station
Kil
Coordinates: 59°30′N 13°19′E / 59.500°N 13.317°E / 59.500; 13.317Coordinates: 59°30′N 13°19′E / 59.500°N 13.317°E / 59.500; 13.317
Country Sweden
Province Värmland
County Värmland County
Municipality Kil Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 6.75 km2 (2.61 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 7,842
  Density 1,161/km2 (3,010/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Kil (Swedish pronunciation: [ɕiːl]) is a locality and the seat of Kil Municipality in Värmland County, Sweden with 7,842 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

It is a railway junction which unites railways from five directions, all but one having passenger services. Swedish world elite high jumper Stefan Holm competes for the Kil AIK athletics club.

References

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Kil.
  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.


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