Askersund Municipality

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Askersunds kommun
County Örebro County
Province Närke
Seat Askersund
Area
 • Total area
 • Land area
115th of 290
1,025.21 km²
819.88 km²
Population
 • Total
192st of 290
11,394 inhabitants
Density
 • Total
207th of 290
13.9 inhabitants/km²
Website http://www.askersund.se/
Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2007
A hamburger bar in Hammar, a villige in the northern part of Askersund Municipality.
A hamburger bar in Hammar, a villige in the northern part of Askersund Municipality.

Askersund Municipality (Askersunds kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Askersund.

The present municipality was created in 1971, when the former City of Askersund was merged with the rural municipalities Hammar and Lerbäck.

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[edit] Twin towns

Askersund's two twin towns with the year of its establishing:

  1. (1945) Eura, Finland Flag of Finland
  2. (1990) Jordanów, Poland Flag of Poland

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