Lindesberg Municipality

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

Lindesberg Municipality

Lindesbergs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyÖrebro County
SeatLindesberg
Area
 • Total1,480.5 km2 (571.6 sq mi)
 • Land1,377.59 km2 (531.89 sq mi)
 • Water102.91 km2 (39.73 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total23,588
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceVästmanland
Municipal code1885
Websitewww.lindesberg.se

The present municipality was created in 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
  2. (?) Oppdal, Norway
  3. (?) Jammerbugt Municipality, Denmark
  4. (1990) Frunzensky District, Saint Petersburg, Russia
  5. (1995) Haßberge, 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" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

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