Lekeberg Municipality

Coordinates: 59°10′N 14°52′E / 59.167°N 14.867°E / 59.167; 14.867
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Lekeberg Municipality
Lekebergs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Lekeberg Municipality
Coat of arms
CountrySweden
CountyÖrebro County
SeatFjugesta
Area
[1]
 • Total481.63 km2 (185.96 sq mi)
 • Land463.16 km2 (178.83 sq mi)
 • Water18.47 km2 (7.13 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total8,606
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceNärke
Municipal code1814
Websitewww.lekeberg.se

Lekeberg Municipality (Lekebergs kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Fjugesta, with around 2,000 inhabitants.

Lekeberg was first formed as a municipality in connection with the local government reform of 1952 by the amalgamation of five smaller units. In 1967 two more parishes were added. The next reform of 1971 placed the area within Örebro Municipality. It was re-established in 1995 within its 1967 borders.

Geography

Mostly woods and farm lands, with Garphyttan National Park, established in 1909, located within the municipality.

The largest industry sector is farming. Many farmers have further specialized on hog and chicken farming.

Other industries are small companies within wood and carpentry industries, as well as craftswork and other small enterprises.

Localities

Over 200 inhabitants:

Sights

The monastery ruin of Riseberga was the home of nuns of the Cistercian order in the medieval age. It burnt down in 1546, and remaining stones were used in the building of a local church some hundreds years later.

The amphitheatre of Riseberga is Sweden's largest of that kind, with 1,216 seats.

Twin towns

Lekeberg's twin town with the year of its establishing:

  1. (1996) Dundaga, Latvia Latvia [3]

References

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ http://www.lekeberg.se/Kommun--Politik/Vanorter/

External links

59°10′N 14°52′E / 59.167°N 14.867°E / 59.167; 14.867

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