Degerfors Municipality
Degerfors Municipality (Degerfors kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Degerfors.
Degerfors Municipality
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 Degerfors Municipality Office | |
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| Country | Sweden |
| County | Örebro County |
| Seat | Degerfors |
| Area | |
| • Total | 433.68 km2 (167.44 sq mi) |
| • Land | 383.98 km2 (148.26 sq mi) |
| • Water | 49.7 km2 (19.2 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,666 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Värmland and Närke |
| Municipal code | 1862 |
| Website | www.degerfors.se |
The northern part of the municipality was before 1925 part of Karlskoga Municipality, from which it was detached to form a new entity. It became a market town (köping) in 1943. In 1967 it was amalgamated with a part of the dissolved Svartå Municipality.
Twin towns
Degerfors two twin towns with the year of its establishing:
- (1985) Oedheim, Germany
- (1990) Ventspils District, Latvia
See also
- Vindeln Municipality, Västerbotten County, which up until 1969 had the same name
References
- "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.
- "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
External links
- Degerfors Municipality - Official site
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