Flen
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Flen Municipality |
| County | Södermanland County |
| Province | Södermanland |
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| - Total | 4.46 km² (1.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 6,114 |
| - Density | 1,371/km² (3,550.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Flen is a town (pop. 6,100) in Södermanland, Sweden and the seat of Flen Municipality, Södermanland County.
Flen evolved as a railway junction and got the title of a city in 1949. Since 1971 it is the seat of the much larger Flen Municipality.
Other things who made Flen famous is "Violen från Flen", a song written by Ulf Peder Olrog in the 1940s. The town also plays an important role in "Du ringde från Flen", 1992 dansband song by Grönwalls. The town is also mentioned in the Kent song "Flen/Paris" on the 2005 EP "The Hjärta & Smärta EP".
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- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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Flen is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. |
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