Kvicksund

Kvicksund
X50 train crossing the Kvicksund bridge
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Coordinates: 59°27′N 16°19′E
Country	Sweden
Province	Västmanland and Södermanland
County	Västmanland County and Södermanland County
Municipality	Västerås Municipality and Eskilstuna Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	3.11 km^2 (1.20 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	1,768
• Density	568/km^2 (1,470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Kvicksund (Swedish pronunciation: [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.[1] 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
Västerås	876	117,200	8,252	126,328	0.69
Eskilstuna	690	76,009	11,709	88,408	0.78
Total	1,566	193,209	19,961	214,736	0.73

References

1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km^2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
2. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 15.