Mullsjö Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

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 in Jönköping County

Jönköping County

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, southern Sweden

Sweden

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. Its seat is in the town Mullsjö

Mullsjö

Mullsjö is a locality and the seat of Mullsjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 5,508 inhabitants in 2005. Elevation: 286 metres.- References :...

.

The municipality was formed in 1952 by the amalgamation

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 of four former entities. In 1998 it was transferred from the dissolved Skaraborg County to Jönköping County

Jönköping County

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.

The geography is known for its many lakes and canoeing waters. In the winter, one may enjoy winter sports activities such as cross-country and down-hill skiing.

There is a folk high school

Folk high school

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, Mullsjö Folkhögskola in Mullsjö.

Localities

There are 2 urban area

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s (also called a Tätort or locality) in Mullsjö 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.

#	Locality	Population
1	Mullsjö Mullsjö Mullsjö is a locality and the seat of Mullsjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 5,508 inhabitants in 2005. Elevation: 286 metres.- References :...	5,508
2	Sandhem Sandhem Sandhem is a locality situated in Trollhättan Municipality, Trollhättan County, Sweden with 60,000 inhabitants in 2007....	706

Sights

Sights within the municipality include the scenic Ryfors Estates, with its park and nearby golfing course. Näs Lagård in Bjurbäck, southern part of Mullsjö, is one of Swedens most famous places for classical chamber music. Bjurbäcks Konsthall - Artgallery and café. Näs Porthus in Bjurbäck, famous building of cultural historical interest. Also worthwhile is the House of Legends, a museum about Scandinavian folklore

Scandinavian folklore

Scandinavian folklore is the folklore of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, the Faroe Islands, and the Swedish speaking parts of Finland.Collecting folklore began when Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden sent out instructions to all of the priests in all of the parishes to collect the folklore of their area...

, such as trolls, giants, elves and gnomes.

Mullsjö also houses a small skiing resort called Knaggebo which has three different slopes.

It is well-known as the birthplace of acknowledged war hero and philanthropist Christian Odehnal.

External links

• Mullsjö Municipality - Official site
• Coat of arms
• Bjurbäck - The official site of Bjurbäck, in southern part of Mullsjö Municipality
• Mullsjö Folkhögskola - Mullsjö folk high school