Sävsjö Municipality

Sävsjö Municipality (Sävsjö kommun) is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden where the town Sävsjö is seat.

Sävsjö Municipality

Sävsjö kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyJönköping County
SeatSävsjö
Area
 • Total729.23 km2 (281.56 sq mi)
 • Land679.05 km2 (262.18 sq mi)
 • Water50.18 km2 (19.37 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total11,677
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSmåland
Municipal code0684
Websitewww.savsjo.se
Train departing from Sävsjö station towards Malmö, with Sävsjö market place and Grand Hotel to the right.

The municipality was created by the local government reform of 1971, when the City of Sävsjö (instituted as late as 1947) was amalgamated with parts of two adjacent rural municipalities. Two years later it was completed when Hjälmseryd was added.

Geography

The municipality is located on the South Swedish highlands and comprise the old Västra Härad. It is considered a scenic place because the forests are not as dense as in the rest of Småland and the terrain is more varied.

History

The area has been inhabited since early Stone Age. Both archeological finds and the five medieval churches from the 12th century stands as reminiscence from those days. A few kilometers from where the town Sävsjö is located today, was for instance the centre of the old administrative court house called Västra Härad Court.

Today

Sävsjö Municipality is working hard to increase its population. It currently has a half-price offer when buying plots of land with the intention of building a house here.

Politically Sävsjö Municipality is a stronghold of the Kristdemokraterna, the Christian Democrats (12 mandates of 39). The party is the largest in the municipal assembly (kommunfullmäktige).

In contemporary Sweden today, Sävsjö Municipality is perhaps most known for the successful handball team Sävsjö HK.

Localities

There are four urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Sävsjö Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#LocalityPopulation
1Sävsjö5,068
2Vrigstad1,432
3Stockaryd1,003
4Rörvik555

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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