Askersund Municipality

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Askersund Municipality
Askersunds kommun
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Örebro County
Seat Askersund
Area[1]
 • Total 1,025.21 km2 (395.8 sq mi)
 • Land 819.88 km2 (316.6 sq mi)
 • Water 205.33 km2 (79.3 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
 • Total 11,340
 • Density 11.1/km2 (28.6/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Närke
Municipal code 1882
Website www.askersund.se
A hamburger bar in Hammar, a village in the northern part of Askersund Municipality.

Askersund Municipality (Askersunds kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Askersund.

The present municipality was created in 1971, when the former City of Askersund was merged with the rural municipalities Hammar and Lerbäck.

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[edit] Localities

[edit] Twin towns

Askersund's two twin towns with the year of its establishing:

  1. (1945) Eura, Finland Finland
  2. (1990) Jordanów, Poland Poland

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 58°53′N 14°54′E / 58.883°N 14.9°E / 58.883; 14.9

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