Flen

Flen
Flen railway station
Flen
Coordinates:
Country Sweden
Province Södermanland
County Södermanland County
Municipality Flen Municipality
Area[1]
 • 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 locality and the seat of Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 6,114 inhabitants in 2005.[1]

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 which 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".

Flen is also famous for having the worlds northernmost Vineyard

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 
Flen is one of 133 places with the historical city status in Sweden.
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