Lindesberg Municipality

Lindesberg Municipality
Lindesbergs kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Örebro County
Seat Lindesberg
Area[1]
 • Total 1,480.5 km2 (571.6 sq mi)
 • Land 1,377.59 km2 (531.89 sq mi)
 • Water 102.91 km2 (39.73 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
 • Total 23,507
 • Density 16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Västmanland
Municipal code 1885
Website www.lindesberg.se

Lindesberg Municipality (Lindesbergs kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Lindesberg.

The present municipality was created 1971 when the former City of Lindesberg and the former market town of Frövi were joined together.

Localities

By size, as of 2000:

Twin towns

Lindesberg's five twin towns with the year of its establishing:

  1. (1940) Kuusankoski, Finland Finland
  2. (?) Oppdal, Norway Norway
  3. (?) Jammerbugt Municipality, Denmark Denmark
  4. (1990) Frunzensky District, Saint Petersburg, Russia Russia
  5. (1995) Haßberge, Germany Germany

Industry

The largest employer is the municipality. After that follow the large hospital, serving the northern parts of Örebro County. Larger companies include Por Pac (Fagerdala Foams), Arvin Meritor and Liab.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.

Coordinates: 59°35′N 15°15′E / 59.583°N 15.250°E / 59.583; 15.250

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