Hjo
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| Coordinates: 58°18′N 14°17′E / 58.300°N 14.283°ECoordinates: 58°18′N 14°17′E / 58.300°N 14.283°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Västergötland |
| County | Västra Götaland County |
| Municipality | Hjo Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 4.54 km2 (1.75 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 6,094 |
| • Density | 1,343/km2 (3,480/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Hjo is a locality and the seat of Hjo Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden It had 6,094 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
The name [edit]
The place is named after Hjoån 'Hjo river'. The meaning of the river name Hjo is probably 'muddy'.
History [edit]
Hjo is known to have had a charter as early as 1413. Hjo is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a city. Statistics Sweden, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as cities.
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- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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