Nora 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 Nora

Nora, Sweden

Nora is a locality and the seat of Nora Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 6,496 inhabitants in 2005.Despite its small population, Nora is referred to as a "city" for historical reasons. Statistics Sweden, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as...

.

The amalgamation leading to the present municipality took place already in 1967 and in 1971 the City of Nora became a unitary municipality.

Localities

• Dalkarlsberg
• Gyttorp
  Gyttorp
  Gyttorp is a locality situated in Nora Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 620 inhabitants in 2005. Today it is mainly known for its explosive factory and Ralph Erskine's typical town houses. It is situated by lake Vikern.-History:...
  
  
• Järnboås
• Nora
  Nora, Sweden
  Nora is a locality and the seat of Nora Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 6,496 inhabitants in 2005.Despite its small population, Nora is referred to as a "city" for historical reasons. Statistics Sweden, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as...
  
   (seat)
• Nyhyttan
• Pershyttan
  Pershyttan
  Pershyttan is a small mining town approximately south south west of Nora, Sweden . It has been restored and kept mainly as a working museum of Bergslagen's mining and iron handling which started in the early 14th century....
  
  
• Striberg
  Striberg
  Striberg is a locality situated in Nora Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 331 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  
• Vikersvik
  Viker, Sweden
  Viker is a parish in the historical province of Västmanland and in present Nora Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden. It has 527 inhabitants .Viker is situated in Nora Municipality's southwestern corner in the central part of Örebro County....
  
  
• Ås
  Ås, Nora
  Ås is a locality situated in Nora Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 534 inhabitants in 2005....
  
  

Twin towns

Nora's 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: Köyliö

Köyliö

Köyliö is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water...

, Finland (1944) Kõo

Kõo Parish

Kõo Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Viljandi County. It has a population of 1,194 and an area of 149.46 km².-Settlements:Villages...

, Estonia (1991) Fladungen

Fladungen

Fladungen is a town in the district Rhön-Grabfeld, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Rhön Mountains, 20 km west of Meiningen, and 33 km east of Fulda.-Twinnings: Kõo, Estonia Köyliö, Finland Nora, Sweden...

, Germany (1996) Hône

Hône

Hône is a town and comune in the Aosta Valley region of north-western Italy.-Twin towns:twin towns with the year of its establishing:# Nora Municipality, Sweden...

, Italy (2008)

See also

• Nora, Indianapolis
  Nora, Indianapolis
  Nora is a neighborhood on the north side of Indianapolis, generally considered to be contained by Meridian Street on the west, Castleton on the east, Ravenswood to the south, and 96th Street on the north...
  
   (named after Nora in Sweden)
• Nora Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota
  Nora Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota
  Nora Township is a township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 408 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.1 square miles , of which, 35.8 square miles of it is land and...
  
  
• Nora Township, Pope County, Minnesota
  Nora Township, Pope County, Minnesota
  Nora Township is a township in Pope County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 207 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.2 square miles , of which, 33.8 square miles of it is land and 2.4 square...
  
  

External links

• Nora Municipality - Official site