Flen Municipality

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Flens kommun
Flen vapen.svg
County Södermanland County
Province Södermanland
Seat Flen
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Population
 • Total
136th of 290
16,222 inhabitants
Area
 • Total area
 • Land area
 • Water area
136th of 290
830.59 km²
722.04 km²
Density
 • Total
164th of 290
22.5 inhabitants/km²
Municipal code {{{code}}}
Website www.flen.se
Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006

Flen Municipality (Flens kommun) is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Flen.

The present municipality was formed in 1971 through the amalgamation of the City of Flen (instituted in 1949), the market town (köping) Malmköping and the surrounding countryside.

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Figures from Statistics Sweden, 2004.

Of these places, Malmköping, located about 15 km north of Flen, surpasses Flen as a tourism attraction due to its two annual markets. The traditions of markets in Malmköping goes back centuries, as Malmköping got market town rights (became a köping) already in 1785.

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Coordinates: 59°03′N 16°35′E / 59.05°N 16.583°E / 59.05; 16.583