Lindesberg Municipality
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Lindesberg Municipality is a municipality
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 in Örebro County
Örebro County
Örebro County is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland.- Province :...

 in central Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. Its seat is located in the city of Lindesberg
Lindesberg
Lindesberg is a locality and the seat of Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 8,752 inhabitants in 2005.- History :Lindesberg has centuries old history, being the center of an old mining district. The earliest known traces of a town are in the foundations of the 14th century stone...

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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:
  • Lindesberg
    Lindesberg
    Lindesberg is a locality and the seat of Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 8,752 inhabitants in 2005.- History :Lindesberg has centuries old history, being the center of an old mining district. The earliest known traces of a town are in the foundations of the 14th century stone...

     (seat)
  • Frövi
    Frövi
    Frövi is a locality situated in Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 2,493 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Storå
    Storå, Sweden
    Storå is a locality situated in Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 2,010 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Fellingsbro
    Fellingsbro
    Fellingsbro is a locality and a parish situated in Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 1,485 inhabitants in 2005.-History:The parish of Fellingsbro is mentioned already in 1331 as Parochia Fælansbro, but the first parish church was probably built already in the 12th century...

  • Vedevåg
    Vedevåg
    Vedevåg is a locality situated in Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 718 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Stråssa
    Stråssa
    Stråssa is a locality situated in Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 349 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

  • Gusselby
    Gusselby
    Gusselby is a locality situated in Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 312 inhabitants in 2005....

  • Ramsberg
    Ramsberg
    Ramsberg is a locality situated in Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 273 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

  • Rockhammar
    Rockhammar
    Rockhammar is a locality situated in Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 271 inhabitants in 2005....


Twin towns

Lindesberg's five twin towns
Town twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...

 with the year of its establishing:
  1. (1940) Kuusankoski
    Kuusankoski
    Kuusankoski is a former industrial town and municipality of Finland, located in the region of Kymenlaakso in the province of Southern Finland. The population of Kuusankoski was 20,392 and the total area was 129.5 km² of which 114 km² was land and 14.56 km² water. It is located some ...

    , Finland
    Finland
    Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

      
  2. (?) Oppdal
    Oppdal
    is a village and municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Dovre region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Oppdal. Other villages in the municipality include Lønset, Vognillan, Fagerhaug, and Holan...

    , Norway
    Norway
    Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

      
  3. (?) Jammerbugt
    Jammerbugt municipality
    Jammerbugt is a municipality in North Denmark Region in Denmark. It covers an area of 863 km² and a total population of 38,957 ....

    , Denmark
    Denmark
    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

      
  4. (1990) Frunzensky District, Saint Petersburg
    Frunzensky District, Saint Petersburg
    Frunzensky District, Saint Petersburg is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 18 in Saint Petersburg, Russia....

    , Russia
    Russia
    Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

      
  5. (1995) Haßberge
    Haßberge
    Haßberge is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Coburg, Bamberg, Schweinfurt and Rhön-Grabfeld, and by the state of Thuringia .-History:...

    , Germany
    Germany
    Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

      

Industry

The largest employer is the municipality. After that follow the large hospital, serving the northern parts of Örebro County
Örebro County
Örebro County is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland.- Province :...

. Larger companies include Por Pac (Fagerdala Foams), Arvin Meritor and Liab.

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