Säter Municipality

Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden

Säter Municipality Säters kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms

Coordinates: 60°21′N 15°45′E / 60.350°N 15.750°E / 60.350; 15.750
Country	Sweden
County	Dalarna County
Seat	Säter
Area ^[1]
• Total	624.51 km² (241.12 sq mi)
• Land	570.33 km² (220.21 sq mi)
• Water	54.18 km² (20.92 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014
Population (31 December 2023)^[2]
• Total	11,243
• Density	18/km² (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Dalarna
Municipal code	2082
Website	www.sater.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Säter Municipality (Säters kommun) is one of the 290 municipalities of Sweden in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Säter.

The present municipality was created in 1971 with the amalgamation of the former City of Säter and two neighbouring municipalities.

Geography

Säter is known for the Säter Valley. It is about 5 kilometers long and has a dense vegetation and steeps. On its bottom the Ljuster stream flows. The valley is popular for walking.

Localities

Population centers in Säter Municipality:

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Säter Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.^[3]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 11,232 residents, including 8,789 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[3] 46.3 % voted for the left coalition and 52.4 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location

Residents

Citizen
adults

Left vote

Right vote

Employed

Swedish
parents

Foreign
heritage

Income
SEK

Degree

Gustafs N

2,014

1,565

42.5

56.5

27,680

Gustafs S

1,308

1,030

42.4

56.6

26,278

Stora Skedvi

2,267

1,825

38.8

59.6

25,086

Säter 1

1,758

1,375

56.2

42.4

22,183

Säter 2

1,688

1,292

51.1

47.3

24,090

Säter 3

2,197

1,702

48.9

50.2

26,711

Source: SVT^[3]

Riksdag elections

Year	%	Votes	V	S	MP	C	L	KD	M	SD	NyD	Left	Right
1973^[4]	90.5	6,376	3.0	40.4		39.9	6.5	2.8	7.0			43.3	53.5
1976^[5]	92.0	6,989	2.9	39.4		39.9	7.0	2.2	8.3			42.3	55.3
1979^[6]	90.4	7,007	4.2	41.0		33.3	6.0	2.2	12.9			45.2	52.1
1982^[7]	91.4	7,374	3.9	43.4	1.7	27.6	4.1	1.8	17.4			47.3	49.1
1985^[8]	89.3	7,344	4.5	43.1	1.6	23.1	11.4		16.1			47.6	50.6
1988^[9]	84.6	6,970	5.2	42.0	5.3	22.0	10.0	3.3	12.2			52.4	44.2
1991^[10]	86.5	7,363	4.5	35.5	2.9	17.2	6.2	7.4	16.5		8.5	40.0	47.4
1994^[11]	86.4	7,349	6.9	43.6	5.3	15.9	4.9	3.9	16.9		1.6	55.7	41.6
1998^[12]	82.1	7,401	14.5	34.4	4.2	11.7	2.8	12.7	17.1			53.1	44.3
2002^[13]	77.8	6,693	9.8	39.3	4.0	15.6	8.3	8.5	11.7	0.9		53.1	44.1
2006^[14]	81.2	6,739	6.7	37.3	3.8	15.5	4.9	5.6	20.0	2.5		47.9	46.0
2010^[15]	83.6	7,085	5.7	33.8	4.9	11.7	4.6	4.2	26.2	7.8		44.3	46.7
2014^[16]	87.3	7,405	5.4	33.6	3.8	10.4	2.9	3.2	18.6	18.8		42.8	35.2
2018^[17]	88.9	7,610	6.3	29.8	2.5	12.4	3.1	6.2	17.0	21.7		51.0	47.9

Sights

The Old Church of Stora Skedvi is one of Dalarna's oldest, with its oldest parts from the 13th century.

There are several remains from the province's mining history, such as the Östra Silvberg's Mining Area with a silver mining history traced to the 1480s with an adjacent cemetery and chapel. It was closed in the 19th century and the mine itself is today a water filled hole.

Bispbergs gruva was used for mining iron for over 600 years, until it was closed in 1967.

References

^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Valresultat 2022 för Säter i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
^ "Allmänna valen 1973" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
^ "Allmänna valen 1976" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
^ "Allmänna valen 1979" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
^ "Allmänna valen 1982" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
^ "Allmänna valen 1985" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
^ "Allmänna valen 1988" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
^ "Allmänna valen 1991" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
^ "Allmänna valen 1994" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
^ "Allmänna valen 1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). SCB.
^ "Säter - summering" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
^ "Säter - Allmänna val 17 september 2006" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
^ "Säter - Röster Val 2010" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
^ "Säter - Röster Val 2014" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.
^ "Säter - Röster Val 2018" (in Swedish). Valmyndigheten.