Kalix Municipality
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Municipality and seat in Sweden Map outlining municipalities of Sweden |
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| Seat | Kalix | |
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| County | Norrbotten County | |
| Province | Norrbotten | |
Area
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1,815 km² 48th of 290 |
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Population
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17,635 132nd of 290 |
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| Density | 9.73/km² | |
Kalix Municipality is a Swedish municipality in Norrbotten County, in northern Sweden. Its seat is in Kalix with 7,300 inhabitants.
[edit] History
In historical times, Kalix was the name of the court district (domsaga) Kalix Lower Court District. It covered two parishes: Lower and Upper Kalix (Nederkalix and Överkalix, respectively). The chalice on the coat of arms was present in the Nederkalix coat of arms in 1800, and incorporated into Kalix Municipality in 1989.
On March 25, 1809, Kalix was the location of the capitulation of the Swedish Army in the Finnish war. In effect it surrendered Finland to Russia. Peace talks were initiated in the Finnish town Fredrikshamn (or Hamina in Finnish), and a peace treaty was signed on August 30.
[edit] External links
- Kalix - Official site
- (Swedish) article Kalix , Nordisk Familjebok.
| Municipalities of Norrbotten County |
| Arjeplog | Arvidsjaur | Boden | Gällivare | Haparanda | Jokkmokk | Kalix | Kiruna | Luleå | Pajala | Piteå | Älvsbyn | Överkalix | Övertorneå |
| Counties of Sweden | Sweden |
