Hallsberg Municipality

Hallsberg Municipality
Hallsbergs kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Coordinates: 59°04′N 15°07′E / 59.067°N 15.117°E / 59.067; 15.117Coordinates: 59°04′N 15°07′E / 59.067°N 15.117°E / 59.067; 15.117
Country Sweden
County Örebro County
Seat Hallsberg
Area[1]
 • Total 670.22 km2 (258.77 sq mi)
 • Land 636.71 km2 (245.84 sq mi)
 • Water 33.51 km2 (12.94 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
 • Total 15,533
 • Density 23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Närke
Municipal code 1861
Website www.hallsberg.se

Hallsberg Municipality (Hallsbergs kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Hallsberg.

The present municipality was created in 1971 when the market town (köping) of Hallsberg was amalgamated with adjacent municipalities. A series of amalgamations had taken place in the area in 1952, 1963 and 1967.

Localities

Twin towns

Hallsberg's three twin towns with the year of its establishing:

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
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