Flen Municipality
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| Flens kommun | |
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| County | Södermanland County |
| Province | Södermanland |
| Seat | Flen |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
136th of 290 830.59 km² 722.04 km² |
| Population • Total |
136th of 290 16,222 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
164th of 290 22.5 inhabitants/km² |
| Website | http://www.flen.se/ |
| Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2006 | |
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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] External link
- Flen Municipality - Official site
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