Degerfors Municipality is a municipality

Municipalities of Sweden

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 in Örebro County

Örebro County

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 in central Sweden

Sweden

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. Its seat is located in the town of Degerfors

Degerfors

Degerfors is a locality and the seat of Degerfors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 7,418 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Degerfors has traditionally been an industrial community closely connected to the large ironworks...

.

The northern part of the municipality was before 1925 part of Karlskoga Municipality

Karlskoga Municipality

Karlskoga Municipality is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Karlskoga....

, from which it was detached to form a new entity. It became a market town

Market town

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 (köping

Köping

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) in 1943. In 1967 it was amalgamated with a part of the dissolved Svartå Municipality.

Twin towns

Degerfors two twin towns

Town twinning

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 with the year of its establishing:

1. (1985) Oedheim
   Oedheim
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   , Germany
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2. (1990) Ventspils District
   Ventspils District
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   , Latvia
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See also

• Vindeln Municipality
  Vindeln Municipality
  Vindeln Municipality is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Vindeln.-History:In 1971 a local government reform was implemented in Sweden. This municipality was, however, not amalgamated with any other. But in preparation for the reform the name was...
  
  , Västerbotten County
  Västerbotten County
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  , which up until 1969 had the same name

External links

• Degerfors Municipality - Official site