Hallsberg Municipality

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Hallsberg Municipality
Hallsbergs kommun
—  Municipality  —

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Örebro County
Seat Hallsberg
Area[1]
 • Total 673.84 km2 (260.17 sq mi)
 • Land 640.15 km2 (247.16 sq mi)
 • Water 33.69 km2 (13.01 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
 • Total 15,246
 • Density 23/km2 (59/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.

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[edit] Localities

[edit] Twin towns

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

  1. (1946) Toijala, Finland Finland
  2. (1991) Valga, Estonia Estonia
  3. (1996) Gifhorn, Germany Germany

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Coordinates: 59°04′N 15°07′E / 59.067°N 15.117°E / 59.067; 15.117

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