is a
Municipality in central
Sweden , in the
Dalarna province, administratively in
Dalarna County . Its seat is in Leksand with 5,700 inhabitants, situated at .
Other towns are
Insjön ,
Siljansnäs ,
Tällberg and
Djura . Also significant, half of the municipal population live in one of 94 villages.
Geographically the municipality is located alongside the Dalälven, (''
Dalecarlia River ''), and the town is at the southern shore of lake
Siljan .
The culture is marked by being in the heart of the culture rich
Dalarna . There is a substantial old town sektion in Leksand, with small red houses.
Leksand has seven
Sister Cities :
One of Sweden's best
Ice Hockey teams is
Leksands IF .
Most companies are small enterprises, covering several sectors. To the larger belong:
- Clas Ohlson (elechtronical chain)
- Leksandsbröd (bread)
- Bergkvist-Insjön
- Tomoku Hus (houses)
- Leksands IF (sport team)
- Ejendals
In the 2002 list of Swedish Industry Climate, Leksand Municipality was ranked 15 of 289 investigated municipality.
