Lindesberg Municipality

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

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Municipality
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Örebro County
Seat	Lindesberg
Area [1]
• Total	1,480.5 km^2 (571.6 sq mi)
• Land	1,377.59 km^2 (531.89 sq mi)
• Water	102.91 km^2 (39.73 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2019)[2]
• Total	23,588
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Västmanland
Municipal code	1885
Website	www.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:

• Lindesberg (seat)
• Frövi
• Storå
• Fellingsbro
• Vedevåg
• Stråssa
• Gusselby
• Ramsberg
• Rockhammar
• Fryggesboda

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.

External links

• Lindesberg Municipality - Official site