Hedemora Municipality


Hedemora Municipality is a municipality in Dalarna County in central Sweden. Its seat is in the city of Hedemora.
In 1966 the City of Hedemora was amalgamated with the rural municipality by the same name and with Husby.

Military history

Hedemora town was a recruit training place under Gustav Vasa's campaign against Denmark. In the victorious Battle of Brunnbäck Ferry in 1521, Peder Svensson from the village Vibberboda in Hedemora Municipality was one of the two commanding officers;.
The Livkompaniet of Dalarna Regiment was located in Hedemora and Husby parishes between 1682 and 1901. The head officers of Dalregementet also lived in Husby during this period at Näs kungsgård and Husby kungsgård.

Localities

Hedemora has five sister cities: