Kvicksund Explained

Official Name:Kvicksund
Pushpin Map:Sweden Västmanland#Sweden Södermanland#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Västerås Municipality and
Eskilstuna Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Västmanland County and
Södermanland County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Västmanland and
Södermanland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:3.11
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:1,768
Population Density Km2:568
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:59.45°N 35°W

Kvicksund (in Swedish pronounced as /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. 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.

Municipality Population
in Kvicksund
Other
localities
Rural Total % of
municipality
population
Västerås876117,2008,252126,3280.69
Eskilstuna69076,00911,70988,4080.78
Total1,566193,20919,961214,7360.73

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012 .
  2. Book: Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter. Jöran Sahlgren. Gösta Bergman. sv. 1979. 15.