Skåre, Sweden

Skåre
Skåre
Coordinates: 59°26′N 13°26′E / 59.433°N 13.433°E / 59.433; 13.433
CountrySweden
ProvinceVärmland
CountyVärmland County
MunicipalityKarlstad Municipality
Area
  Total
3.88 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)
  Total
5,402
  Density1,391/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Skåre is a locality situated in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 5,402 inhabitants in 2010. The town grew up around the railway station which was an important transshipment point: goods transported on the Klarälven River were here transferred to rail for onward conveyance, and vice versa .