Flen Municipality
| Flen Municipality Flens kommun | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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| Country | Sweden | |
| County | Södermanland County | |
| Seat | Flen | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 826.04 km2 (318.94 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 718.83 km2 (277.54 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 107.21 km2 (41.39 sq mi) | |
| Area as of January 1, 2014. | ||
| Population (March 31, 2015)[2] | ||
| • Total | 16,261 | |
| • Density | 20/km2 (51/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| ISO 3166 code | SE | |
| Province | Södermanland | |
| Municipal code | 0482 | |
| Website | www.flen.se | |
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.
Localities
Figures from Statistics Sweden, 2004.
- Flen 6,107
- Malmköping 2,006
- Hälleforsnäs 1,737
- Sparreholm 799
- Skebokvarn 225
- Mellösa 549
- Bettna 410
- Vadsbro 118
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.
References
- ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 mars 2015" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
External links
- Flen Municipality - Official site
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Coordinates: 59°03′N 16°35′E / 59.050°N 16.583°E
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