Kumla
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| Coordinates: 59°07′N 15°08′E / 59.117°N 15.133°ECoordinates: 59°07′N 15°08′E / 59.117°N 15.133°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Närke |
| County | Örebro County |
| Municipality | Kumla Municipality |
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| • Total | 7.79 km2 (3.01 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,062 |
| • Density | 1,806/km2 (4,680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Kumla is a locality and the seat of Kumla Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 14,062 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
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[edit] History
Traditionally Kumla was known as a shoemaker town with a history back to the first half of the 19th century.
Kumla got the title of a city in 1942, but is since 1971 the seat of the larger Kumla Municipality.
[edit] Today
Today the industry is dominated by the manufacturing of jam at BOB industries, and communication systems at an Ericsson industry.
[edit] Notability
Today the name Kumla is renowned for its prison ("the Kumla Institution", or Kumlaanstalten, commonly known as 'The Bunker'), which is the largest prison in the country. Opened in 1965, it can currently allow 333 inmates, with a similarly large staff, and is designated for "difficult" inmates and for those at the start of a life-term sentence. It is one of three Swedish prisons housing the most notorious and dangerous inmates.
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In 1920, Kumla was still a small town
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"Absit Omen" artwork by Swedish artist Kent Karlsson placed on the permanent exhibition "Konst på hög" in Kumla
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"Karyatid" by Richard Bixel, at the same exhibition
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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. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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Kumla is one of 133 places with the historical city status in Sweden. |
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