Charlottenberg

Charlottenberg is a locality in Värmland County, Sweden, and the administrative centre of Eda Municipality.

This article is about the Swedish city. For the municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, see Charlottenberg, Germany.

Not to be confused with Charlottenburg.

Charlottenberg
Charlottenberg town centre
Charlottenberg
Coordinates: 59°53′N 12°17′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Värmland
County	Värmland County
Municipality	Eda Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	2.59 km^2 (1.00 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	2,215
• Density	857/km^2 (2,220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Situated some seven kilometres from the Norwegian border, the town has a population of around 3,000.[1] Charlottenberg railway station is the last in Sweden before the Norwegian border, and serves as the frontier point between the Swedish and Norwegian railway systems. The town lies on Swedish national road (riksväg) 61, which becomes Norwegian national road (riksvei) 2 at the border. Nearby towns include Åmotfors (14 km) and Arvika (30 km) in Sweden, Magnor (9 km), Skotterud (14 km), and Kongsvinger (38 km) in Norway.

As a border town, Charlottenberg benefits greatly from the border trade encouraged by the difference in retail prices between Norway and Sweden. Alcohol, meat, and confectionery are sold in large quantities. The influx of Norwegian shoppers is so great in the period leading up to Christmas that many Charlottenberg locals prefer to do their own shopping in other towns at this time of year.

As well as retailing, Charlottenberg's economic activities include the manufacture of cast aluminium components for the transport industry.

References

1. "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.