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{{short description|Place in Dalarna, Sweden}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Ludvika
|image_skyline          = Ludvika stadshus.jpg
|image_caption          = Ludvika Town Hall
|image_blank_emblem   =Ludvika vapen.svg
|blank_emblem_type    =Coat of arms
|pushpin_map            = Sweden Dalarna#Sweden
|pushpin_label_position = 
|subdivision_type       = [[Country]]
|subdivision_name       = [[Sweden]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Ludvika Municipality]] and<br>[[Smedjebacken Municipality]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Sweden|County]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Dalarna County]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Dalarna]]
|established_title3 = [[City status in Sweden|Charter]]
|area_footnotes         = <ref name=scb>{{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km<sup>2</sup> 2005 och 2010 |date=14 December 2011 |publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] |language=sv |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |archive-date=27 January 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=10 January 2012 }}</ref>
|area_total_km2         = 11
|population_as_of       = 31 December 2010
|population_footnotes   = <ref name=scb />
|population_total       = 14,498 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). -->
|population_density_km2 = 1318
|timezone               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|utc_offset             = +1
|timezone_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|utc_offset_DST         = +2
|coordinates            = {{coord|60|08|N|15|11|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}}
|website                = 
}}
'''Ludvika''' ({{IPA|sv|ˈlɵ̂dːˌviːka}})<ref>{{cite book|url=https://runeberg.org/ortnamn/0020.html|author1=Jöran Sahlgren|author2=Gösta Bergman|title=Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter|language=sv|year=1979|page=16}}</ref> is a bimunicipal [[Urban areas in Sweden|city]] and the seat of [[Ludvika Municipality]], [[Dalarna County]] within the country of [[Sweden]], with 14,498 inhabitants in 2010.<ref name=scb />

==Overview==
The conurbation of Ludvika extends over the border of [[Smedjebacken Municipality]], where about 400 inhabitants live.

Ludvika is situated by [[Lake Väsman]] in the south-east part of the municipality.

Population of Ludvika as of 2005 distributed by municipalities:

{| border
|-bgcolor=#dddddd
! Municipality !! Population<br>in Ludvika !! Other<br>urban<br>areas !! Other !! Total !! % of<br>municipality<br>population
|-align=right
|align=left|[[Ludvika Municipality|Ludvika]]||13.726||9,234||3,232||bgcolor=#dddddd|26,450||52.87
|-align=right
|align=left|[[Smedjebacken Municipality|Smedjebacken]]||392||7,595||3,577||bgcolor=#dddddd|11,598||3.67
|-align=right bgcolor=#dddddd
|align=left|'''Total'''||14,018||16,829||6,809||38,048||37.87
|}

== Economy ==

A major employer in Ludvika is the power engineering conglomerate Hitachi, whose activities in the town include power [[transformer]]s, [[capacitor]]s, ac breakers and equipment for [[high-voltage direct current]] power transmission.

==Notable natives==
* [[Stefan Anderson]]
* [[Dan Andersson]]
* [[Hypocrisy (band)]]
* [[Anders Ilar]]
* [[Mats Kihlström]] 
* [[Christina Lampe-Önnerud]]
* [[Kee Marcello]]
* [[Charlie Norman]]
* [[Birgit Ridderstedt]]
* [[Jari Sillanpää]]
* [[Fredrik Söderström]]
* [[Anders Wendin]]
* [[Anders Winroth]]

==Sports==
The following sports clubs are located in Ludvika:

* [[Ludvika FK]]
* [[Östansbo IS]]

==Schools==
*Lorensberga
*Kyrkskolan
*Junibacken skola 
*Knutsbo skola 
*

== References ==
{{Commons}}
{{Reflist}}

{{Localities in Ludvika Municipality}}
{{Localities in Smedjebacken Municipality}}
{{Dalarna County}}

{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Ludvika| ]]
[[Category:Populated places in Ludvika Municipality]]
[[Category:Populated places in Smedjebacken Municipality]]
[[Category:Municipal seats of Dalarna County]]
[[Category:Swedish municipal seats]]


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