Knivsta Municipality
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| Knivsta kommun | |
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| County | Uppsala County |
| Province | Uppland |
| Seat | Knivsta |
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| Area • Total area • Land area |
237th of 290 296.94 km² 283.46 km² |
| Population • Total |
162nd of 290 13,954 inhabitants |
| Density • Total |
93rd of 290 48.0 inhabitants/km² |
| Website | http://www.knivsta.se/ |
| Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2007 | |
Knivsta Municipality (Knivsta kommun) is a municipality in Uppsala County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Knivsta, with some 7,100 inhabitants.
[edit] History
Until 1971 Knivsta was a municipality in Stockholm County, when it was merged into Uppsala Municipality and subsequently belonged to Uppsala County. On January 1, 2003 Knivsta was separated from Uppsala to once again form a separate municipality, located in Uppsala County.
The coat of arms symbolises the Stones of Mora where the Swedish Kings were elected in ancient times.
[edit] Localities
[edit] External links
- Knivsta Municipality - Official site
- Knivsta map
- Knivstabo.se - A webportal for citiziens of Knivsta
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