Gnesta Municipality
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Gnesta Municipality is a municipality
in Södermanland County
in southeast Sweden
. Its seat is located in the town of Gnesta
, with some 5,000 inhabitants.
The present municipality was created in 1992, when Nyköping Municipality
(of which it had been a part since 1974) was split up.
It is in the middle of the cultural Södermanland
province. Although it only has around 10,000 permanent inhabitants, the population increases substantially in the summer due to the many summer houses.
Industry-wise, Gnesta mostly has small companies with few employed. There are about 800 registered companies in the municipality, and a "large" company would have 25-50 employees.
, was made into a film. Filming took place in April of 2008. The film premiered worldwide, and in Gnesta, on 27 February 2009.
http://www.gnesta.se/inenglish/gnestabecamehedestad.4.10a7a78128f30c30d18000187.html
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
in Södermanland County
Södermanland County
Södermanland County is a county or län on the south east coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Östergötland, Örebro, Västmanland, Uppsala, Stockholm and to the Baltic sea....
in southeast Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Its seat is located in the town of Gnesta
Gnesta
Gnesta is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Gnesta Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 10,318 inhabitants in December 31, 2009.It is on the border to Stockholm County, and a minor part of Gnesta is in Södertälje Municipality...
, with some 5,000 inhabitants.
The present municipality was created in 1992, when Nyköping Municipality
Nyköping Municipality
Nyköping Municipality is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Nyköping....
(of which it had been a part since 1974) was split up.
It is in the middle of the cultural Södermanland
Södermanland
', sometimes referred to under its Latin form Sudermannia or Sudermania, is a historical province or landskap on the south eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Östergötland, Närke, Västmanland and Uppland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea.In Swedish, the province name is...
province. Although it only has around 10,000 permanent inhabitants, the population increases substantially in the summer due to the many summer houses.
Industry-wise, Gnesta mostly has small companies with few employed. There are about 800 registered companies in the municipality, and a "large" company would have 25-50 employees.
Localities
From Statistics Sweden, 2004.- GnestaGnestaGnesta is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Gnesta Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 10,318 inhabitants in December 31, 2009.It is on the border to Stockholm County, and a minor part of Gnesta is in Södertälje Municipality...
has about 5,000 inhabitants - BjörnlundaBjörnlundaBjörnlunda is a locality situated in Gnesta Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 795 inhabitants in 2005. Björnlunda is located between the city Södertälje and the city Katrineholm.- History :...
760 - StjärnhovStjärnhovStjärnhov is a locality situated in Gnesta Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 588 inhabitants in 2005....
573
Notable Events
Gnesta became Hedestad when Stieg Larsson's book, The Girl with the Dragon TattooThe Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an award-winning crime novel by Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson. It is the first book in the trilogy known as the "Millennium series"....
, was made into a film. Filming took place in April of 2008. The film premiered worldwide, and in Gnesta, on 27 February 2009.
http://www.gnesta.se/inenglish/gnestabecamehedestad.4.10a7a78128f30c30d18000187.html
Sister cities
Gnesta has two sister cities, both with around 6,000 inhabitants:- SaulkrastiSaulkrastiSaulkrasti is a town in Latvia, which lies on the east coast of Gulf of Riga. It stretches across 17 km from Lilaste river to Zvejniekciems village including. The town itself spans across , and includes of field and forest territory.The town motto "The town closer to the Sun. Town which...
, LatviaLatviaLatvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden... - SundsøreSundsøreSundsøre is a village in the former Sundsøre municipality, since 1st January 2007 it is a part of Skive Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark....
Municipality, DenmarkDenmarkDenmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
External links
- Gnesta Municipality - Official site