Lindesberg
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Lindesberg Municipality |
| County | Örebro County |
| Province | Västmanland |
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| - Total | 7.85 km² (3 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 8,752 |
| - Density | 1,114/km² (2,885.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Website: lindesberg.se | |
Lindesberg is a town (pop. 8,752) in the historical province Västmanland and the traditional mining district Bergslagen in central Sweden. The town is the seat of Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County.
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[edit] History
Lindesberg has centuries old history, being the center of an old mining district. The earliest known traces of a town are in the foundations of the 14th century stone church. That town was however known as Lindesås. It got its charter and current name in 1643, granted by Queen Christina, making it one of the now defunct Cities of Sweden. The name lind means the linden tree (Br. Eng. lime tree), which is why the coat of arms depicts a tree. The mining district Lindesberg was mentioned on the 16th century grand map Carta Marina.
[edit] Notability
Each year since 1996 the Augustibuller festival has been held in Lindesberg. It is a punk music festival. The festival attracts more visitors each year and some of the bands who have played are Desmond Dekker, Charged GBH, Bad Manners, Napalm Death and The Perishers.
[edit] References
- ^ 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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Lindesberg is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. |
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