Kvicksund (Swedish pronunciation: [kvɪkˈsɵnːd])[2] is a bimunicipal locality situated in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County and Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County in Sweden with 1,768 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is located on the shores of Lake Mälaren. Kvicksund is mainly situated in two different areas, one on the southern shore and one on the northern. The northern part is confined to the island of Nyckelön while the southern part is on the mainland.
Kvicksund | |
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 X50 train crossing the Kvicksund bridge | |
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| Coordinates: 59°27′N 16°19′E / 59.450°N 16.317°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Västmanland and Södermanland |
| County | Västmanland County and Södermanland County |
| Municipality | Västerås Municipality and Eskilstuna Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.11 km2 (1.20 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,768 |
| • Density | 568/km2 (1,470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Municipality | Population in Kvicksund |
Other localities |
Rural | Total | % of municipality population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Västerås | 876 | 117,200 | 8,252 | 126,328 | 0.69 |
| Eskilstuna | 690 | 76,009 | 11,709 | 88,408 | 0.78 |
| Total | 1,566 | 193,209 | 19,961 | 214,736 | 0.73 |
References
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- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 15.
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