Laxå

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Laxå
Aerial view of Laxå.
Laxå
Coordinates:
Country Sweden
Province Närke
County Örebro County
Municipality Laxå Municipality
Area[1]
 • Total 4.54 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,307
 • Density 729/km2 (1,888.1/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Laxå is a locality and the seat of Laxå Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 3,307 inhabitants in 2005.[1]

History

The town was founded in the mid-19th century when the main line railway between Gothenburg and Stockholm (Västra Stambanan) was built in 1883. Laxå is situated exactly 226 km from both those cities.

In the vicinity of the town Laxå lays the Porla Well. It iron rich water made it a popular spa between 1724 until 1939. Although not a spa, its water is sold in bottles with the brand "Porlavatten" and have been distributed nationwide since the 1920s.

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 2009-05-10. 

External links

Localities:
Finnerödja  · Hasselfors  · Laxå (seat)  · Röfors
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