Fjugesta

Fjugesta

Fjugesta Square
Fjugesta
Coordinates: 59°10′N 14°52′E / 59.167°N 14.867°ECoordinates: 59°10′N 14°52′E / 59.167°N 14.867°E
Country Sweden
Province Närke
County Örebro County
Municipality Lekeberg Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 2,033
  Density 974/km2 (2,520/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Fjugesta is a locality and the seat of Lekeberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 2,033 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Fjugesta is the hometown of Southeastern Louisiana University international English writing teacher Birgitta Ramsey.[2]

In Sweden, Fjugesta is widely identified with the "de Fjugesta morden" (the Fjugesta murders), for which Swedish Olympic athlete Olle Möller was convicted.[3]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. Ramsey, Birgitta (2002-02-01). "Re-seeing the writing center’s position of service". Writing Lab Newsletter 29 (6). pp. 1–5. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  3. For more detail see sv:Olle_Möller (in Swedish).