Köping
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This article deals with the Swedish denomination for a market town. For the city, see Köping, Sweden
Köping, Sweden
Köping is a locality and the seat of Köping Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden. It had 17,358 inhabitants in 2005. It is known for the television series I en annan del av Köping.- History :...

. For the municipality, see Köping Municipality
Köping Municipality
Köping Municipality is a municipality in Västmanland County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Köping.The municipality was created in 1971, when the former City of Köping was merged with the municipalities of Kolsva, Medåker and Munktorp forming a new municipality of unitary...

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Köping (cognate
Cognate
In linguistics, cognates are words that have a common etymological origin. This learned term derives from the Latin cognatus . Cognates within the same language are called doublets. Strictly speaking, loanwords from another language are usually not meant by the term, e.g...

 to the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 toponymical name Chipping) was a Swedish
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...

 denomination for a market town
Market town
Market town or market right is a legal term, originating in the medieval period, for a European settlement that has the right to host markets, distinguishing it from a village and city...

. This term was abolished with the municipal reform of 1971, when Sweden was subdivided into the Municipalities of Sweden
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

 (currently amounting to 290).

In medieval times it was the designation of an official market place/market town. As present-day Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

 was then a part of Sweden, the Finnish
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...

 word kauppala has the same meaning. The Finnish word kaupunki, borrowed from the Old Norse word for köping, is today the main word for town in Finnish.

In 1863 the first local government
Local government
Local government refers collectively to administrative authorities over areas that are smaller than a state.The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or federal government...

 acts were implemented in Sweden. There were two acts, one for towns and one for rural areas. Of the around 2,500 municipalities, 89 had town privileges
Town privileges
Town privileges or city rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium.Judicially, a town was distinguished from the surrounding land by means of a charter from the ruling monarch that defined its privileges and laws. Common privileges were related to trading...

 and thus had the right to call themselves stad (town). Under the "rural" act there were also eight localities given the status of köping, which positioned them between a rural municipality and a town. The number of localities designated as köping rose dramatically during the 20th century and reached its peak in 1959, when they were 95. Many new settlements during the industrialization of Sweden, as well as some of the suburbs in the metropolitan areas, first received the title of köping and it was also made part of their name. They later grew further and received town privileges, but kept the köping ending of their names. See the list below.

A large-scale merger of Swedish municipalities in 1971 removed the distinctions between towns, market towns and rural municipalities. Many of the former market towns are now seats of municipalities. In contrast to the term stad, köping is seldom used in everyday speech today.

Town names containing the word köping

  • Enköping
    Enköping
    Enköping is a locality and the seat of Enköping Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 20,204 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Enköping is situated near Lake Mälaren, about 78 km west of Stockholm....

  • Falköping
    Falköping
    Falköping is a locality and the seat of Falköping Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 15,821 inhabitants in 2005.-History:The city of Falköping most likely emerged during the 15th century but earlier the town was an important site of pilgrimage due to its 12th century church...

  • Jönköping
    Jönköping
    -Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...

  • Köping
    Köping, Sweden
    Köping is a locality and the seat of Köping Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden. It had 17,358 inhabitants in 2005. It is known for the television series I en annan del av Köping.- History :...

  • Lidköping
    Lidköping
    Lidköping is a locality and the seat of Lidköping Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 27,941 inhabitants in 2005.It is neatly situated on the southern shore of Lake Vänern and sometimes refers to itself as "Lidköping by Vänern", possibly to distinguish itself from Linköping near...


  • Linköping
    Linköping
    Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...

  • Malmköping
    Malmköping
    Malmköping is a locality situated in Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 2,000 inhabitants in 2005.Malmköping is located about 15 kilometers north of the municipal seat Flen . It is a tourism attraction due to its two annual markets...

  • Norrköping
    Norrköping
    Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...

  • Nyköping
    Nyköping
    Nyköping is a locality and the seat of Nyköping Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 32,427 inhabitants in 2005. The city is also the capital of Södermanland County.- History :...

  • Söderköping
    Söderköping
    Söderköping is a locality and the seat of Söderköping Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 6,951 inhabitants in 2005. Söderköping is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a city...



Köping titles issued 1863–1959

|Hallsberg
Hallsberg
Hallsberg is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Hallsberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 7,122 inhabitants in 2005. It is also partly located in Kumla Municipality.-Overview:...

 > |Valdemarsvik
Valdemarsvik
Valdemarsvik is a locality, situated along side the bay of Valdemarsviken which connects to the Baltic Sea. It is the seat of Valdemarsvik Municipality which is located in Östergötland County, Sweden...

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County Köping From To Note
Blekinge County
Blekinge County
Blekinge County is a county or län in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea. The capital is Karlskrona...

Kristianopel
Kristianopel
Kristianopel is a village in Karlskrona Municipality in the southeastern Swedish province of Blekinge.-History of the town:Kristianopel is located in the easternmost part of Blekinge, which was the easternmost part of Denmark in beginning of the 17th century...

see municipalköping
Municipalköping
Municipalköping was a type of local government in Sweden. Mostly these were minor trade towns with very limited city rights , which were delegated from larger cities in the same region....

Olofström
Olofström
Olofström is a locality and the seat of Olofström Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 7,382 inhabitants in 2005.The increased use of cars in the 1950s and 60s was the great boost for the municipality...

 
01.01.1941 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Ronneby
Ronneby
Ronneby is a locality and the seat of Ronneby Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 11,767 inhabitants in 2005.Ronneby is regarded as the heart of "the Garden of Sweden", and in 2005 the park "Brunnsparken" in Ronneby was voted Sweden's most beautiful park. 2006 the park was voted Europe's...

 
1686 30.11.1882 received city privileges
Dalarna County
Dalarna County
Dalarna County is a county or län in middle Sweden. It borders the counties of Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Örebro and Värmland. It is also bordered by the Norwegian counties of Hedmark and Sør-Trøndelag in the west...

Avesta
Avesta
The Avesta is the primary collection of sacred texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language.-Early transmission:The texts of the Avesta — which are all in the Avestan language — were composed over the course of several hundred years. The most important portion, the Gathas,...

 
01.01.1907 31.03.1919 received city privileges
Borlänge
Borlänge
Borlänge is a locality and the seat of Borlänge Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 49200 inhabitants in 2011.- History :Originally Borlänge was the name of a tiny village, and the first historical information about it is from 1390. The village was insignificant up until about 1870...

 
01.01.1898 31.12.1943 received city privileges
Krylbo
Krylbo
Krylbo is a part of the town Avesta in Avesta Municipality, Dalarna County. It was a market town until it merged with the city of Avesta in 1966....

 
01.01.1919 31.12.1966 merged into Avesta
Avesta Municipality
Avesta Municipality is one of 290 municipalities of Sweden. It is in Dalarna County, in central part of the country, and its seat is in the town Avesta....

 city
Ludvika
Ludvika
Ludvika is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 14,018 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The conurbation of Ludvika extends over the border of Smedjebacken Municipality, where about 400 inhabitants live....

 
01.01.1915 31.12.1918 received city privileges
Mora  01.01.1959 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Morastrand  01.01.1908 31.12.1958 merged into Mora köping)
Smedjebacken
Smedjebacken
Smedjebacken is a locality and the seat of Smedjebacken Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 5,121 inhabitants in 2005.Geographically, the town Smedjebacken is situated by the lake Barken, with an area of 34km², which in turn belongs to the Kolbäcksån stream-system, which drains into lake...

 
01.01.1918 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Gävleborg County
Gävleborg County
Gävleborg County is a county or län on the Baltic Sea coast of Sweden. It borders to the counties of Uppsala, Västmanland, Dalarna, Jämtland and Västernorrland. The capital is Gävle.- Administration :...

Björkhamre  01.01.1923 31.12.1941 merged into Bollnäs
Bollnäs
Bollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...

 city
Bollnäs
Bollnäs
Bollnäs is a locality and the seat of Bollnäs Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 12,455 inhabitants in 2005.- History :In written sources Bollnäs is traced from 1312, by a vicar named Ingemund who referred to it as Baldenaes, which means "the large isthmus," referring to the isthmus into a...

 
01.01.1906 31.12.1941 received city privileges
Ljusdal
Ljusdal
Ljusdal is a locality and the seat of Ljusdal Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 6,100 inhabitants in 2005.Ljusdal is located beside the river Ljusnan which goes from Bruksvallarna to Ljusne....

 
01.01.1914 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Sandviken
Sandviken
Sandviken may refer to:* Sandviken, a Swedish town and the seat of Sandviken municipality* Sandviken Municipality, a Swedish municipality around the town of Sandviken* Sandviken, Norway, a neighbourhood in Bergen, Norway...

 
01.01.1927 31.12.1942 received city privileges
Storvik
Storvik
Storvik is a locality situated in Sandviken Municipality, Gävleborg County, Sweden with 2,251 inhabitants in 2005....

 
01.01.1952 31.12.1970 merged into Sandviken Municipality
Sandviken Municipality
Sandviken Municipality is a municipality in Gävleborg County, in east central Sweden. The seat is the town Sandviken.The present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the City of Sandviken with a number of surrounding rural municipalities.The coat of arms was granted to the...

Gotland County
Gotland County
Gotland County is a county or län of Sweden. Gotland is located in the Baltic Sea to the east of Öland, and is the largest of Sweden's islands. Counties are usually sub-divided into municipalities, but Gotland County only consists of one municipality: Gotland Municipality. Gotland County at...

Slite
Slite
Slite is a locality situated in Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden with 1,598 inhabitants in 2005. For a long time Slite was an important place for trade and business; nowadays tourism is an important source of income but also industry with stone and gravel, producing concrete from raw...

 
01.01.1936 31.12.1970 merged into Gotland
Gotland
Gotland is a county, province, municipality and diocese of Sweden; it is Sweden's largest island and the largest island in the Baltic Sea. At 3,140 square kilometers in area, the region makes up less than one percent of Sweden's total land area...

 Municipality
Halland County
Halland County
Halland County is a county on the western coast of Sweden. It corresponds roughly to the cultural and historical province of Halland. The capital is Halmstad....

Oskarström
Oskarström
Oskarström is the second largest locality in Halmstad Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 4,011 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated along the river Nissan about 15 km north-east of Halmstad....

 
01.01.1947 31.12.1970 formed a municipality; today part of Halmstad Municipality
Halmstad Municipality
Halmstad Municipality is a municipality in Halland County on the Swedish west coast, in which the city Halmstad is the seat....

Jämtland County
Jämtland County
Jämtland County is a county or län in the middle of Sweden consisting of the provinces of Jämtland and Härjedalen, along with minor parts of Hälsingland and Ångermanland, plus two tiny uninhabited strips of Lapland and Dalarna. Jämtland County constitutes 12 percent of Sweden's total area, and is...

Frösön
Frösön
Frösön is a small island in the lake Storsjön located west of the city Östersund in Jämtland. For ages this island was the regional centre of Jämtland....

 
01.01.1948 31.12.1970 merged into Östersund Municipality
Östersund Municipality
Östersund Municipality is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Östersund, which is also the county seat of Jämtland County....

Sveg
Sveg
Sveg is a locality and the seat of Härjedalen Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 2,633 inhabitants in 2005.The Swedish author Henning Mankell was brought up in Sveg, and it is the setting for his crime novel Danslärarens återkomst .- References :...

 
01.01.1937 31.12.1970 formed a municipality; today part of Härjedalen Municipality
Härjedalen Municipality
Härjedalen Municipality is a municipality in Jämtland County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Sveg.The municipality roughly, but not exactly, corresponds with the traditional province Härjedalen....

Jönköping County
Jönköping County
Jönköping County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The capital is Jönköping.- Provinces :...

Anderstorp
Anderstorp
Anderstorp is a locality situated in Gislaved Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 4,987 inhabitants in 2005.Scandinavian Raceway, which hosted the Swedish Grand Prix Formula One races in 1973–1978, is situated here....

 
01.01.1953 31.12.1970 formed a municipality; today part of Gislaved
Gislaved
Gislaved may refer to:*Gislaved Municipality in Sweden*Gislaved, Sweden, the seat of Gislaved Municipality*Gislaved , a former Swedish tyre manufacturer*Gislaveds IS, a Swedish football club...

 Municipality
Bodafors
Bodafors
Bodafors is a locality situated in Nässjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 1,982 inhabitants in 2005....

 
01.01.1930 31.12.1970 merged into Nässjö
Nässjö
Nässjö is a locality and the seat of Nässjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 16,463 inhabitants in 2005.-History:Nässjö was for a long time only a rural village with agriculture as the dominant occupation. The turning point was the construction of the Swedish railway system. The southern...

 Municipality
Gislaved
Gislaved
Gislaved may refer to:*Gislaved Municipality in Sweden*Gislaved, Sweden, the seat of Gislaved Municipality*Gislaved , a former Swedish tyre manufacturer*Gislaveds IS, a Swedish football club...

 
01.01.1949 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Huskvarna
Huskvarna
Huskvarna constitutes the eastern part of Jönköping, the municipal seat of Jönköping Municipality, Sweden and has a population of about 21,500. The distance to central Jönköping is about 5 km....

 
31.12 1907 31.12.1910 received city privileges; today part of Jönköping
Jönköping
-Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...

 Municipality
Mariannelund
Mariannelund
Mariannelund is a locality situated in Hässleby parish in Eksjö Municipality, Jönköping County, in the region of Småland, Sweden with 1,554 inhabitants in 2005....

 
01.01.1928 31.12.1970 merged into Eksjö
Eksjö
Eksjö is a locality and the seat of Eksjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 9,676 inhabitants in 2005.-History:The city of Eksjö most likely appeared sometime in the medieval ages when it was the centre for the thing, a regional council. Its first mentioned is from the 14th century...

 Municipality
Norrahammar  31.12 1943 31.12.1970 merged into Jönköping
Jönköping
-Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...

 Municipality
Skillingaryd
Skillingaryd
Skillingaryd is a locality situated in Vaggeryd Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 3,808 inhabitants in 2005. Together with Vaggeryd the seat of Vaggeryd Municipality....

 
01.01.1952 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Tranås
Tranås
Tranås is a locality and the seat of Tranås Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 14,017 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:It is close to the lake Sommen in the north of Småland. Its main commercial center is located along the main street, Storgatan. The symbol of the town is the crane as...

 
01.01.1882 31.12.1918 received city privileges
Vaggeryd
Vaggeryd
Vaggeryd is a locality situated in Vaggeryd Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 4,688 inhabitants in 2005. Together with Skillingaryd it is the seat of the municipality.Vaggeryd is situated about 10 km north of its co-municipal seat Skillingaryd...

 
01.01.1952 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Vetlanda
Vetlanda
Vetlanda is a locality and the seat of Vetlanda Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 12,691 inhabitants in 2005.-History:Vetlanda was still nothing more than a village for several centuries. With the 1840s population boom in Småland, and the industrial revolution winning grounds in Sweden,...

 
01.01.1909 31.12.1919 received city privileges
Värnamo
Värnamo
Värnamo is a locality and the seat of Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden, with 18,696 inhabitants in 2010.-History:Värnamo traces its history back to a village in the medieval age; the first written mention of it stems from the 13th century...

 
1620 31.12.1920 received city privileges
Kalmar County
Kalmar County
Kalmar County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland....

Emmaboda
Emmaboda
-Geography:Emmaboda is located in the middle of the Tri-City Region Växjö, Kalmar and Karlskrona. All three places are sixty kilometers from Emmaboda.-Culture:...

 
01.01.1930 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Figeholm
Figeholm
Figeholm is a locality situated in Oskarshamn Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 802 inhabitants in 2005....

 
01.01.1878 31.12.1951 merged into Misterhult Municipality, today part of Oskarshamn
Oskarshamn
Oskarshamn is a coastal city and the seat of Oskarshamn Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 17,258 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The location of Oskarshamn was known as Döderhultsvik since the Medieval age...

 Municipality; municipalköping
Municipalköping
Municipalköping was a type of local government in Sweden. Mostly these were minor trade towns with very limited city rights , which were delegated from larger cities in the same region....

 prior to 1878
Gamleby
Gamleby
Gamleby is the second largest locality situated in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 2,805 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated about 20 km north-west of Västervik....

see municipalköping
Municipalköping
Municipalköping was a type of local government in Sweden. Mostly these were minor trade towns with very limited city rights , which were delegated from larger cities in the same region....

Hultsfred
Hultsfred
Hultsfred is a locality and the seat of Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 5,305 inhabitants in 2005. It is best known for the Hultsfred Festival.- References :...

 
01.01.1927 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Mönsterås
Mönsterås
Mönsterås is a locality and the seat of Mönsterås Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 4,744 inhabitants in 2005.Mönsterås is associated with the Swedish poet Carl Boberg, particularly his 1885 writing of the lyrics for the eminent hymn "O Store Gud" .- References :...

 
1620 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Mörbylånga
Mörbylånga
Mörbylånga is a locality situated on the southern part of the island of Öland and is the seat of Mörbylånga Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,784 inhabitants in 2005....

 
1881 31.12.1951 formed a municipality; municipalköping
Municipalköping
Municipalköping was a type of local government in Sweden. Mostly these were minor trade towns with very limited city rights , which were delegated from larger cities in the same region....

 prior to 1880)
Nybro
Nybro
Nybro is a city and the seat of Nybro Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 12,598 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The name Nybro literally means New Bridge. It was founded as a market town in the 19th century, but rapidly transformed into an industrial town. In 1865 the town became a municipality...

 
25.04.1879 31.12.1931 received city privileges; previously municipalköping
Municipalköping
Municipalköping was a type of local government in Sweden. Mostly these were minor trade towns with very limited city rights , which were delegated from larger cities in the same region....

 from 1865)
Pataholm see municipalköping
Municipalköping
Municipalköping was a type of local government in Sweden. Mostly these were minor trade towns with very limited city rights , which were delegated from larger cities in the same region....

Påskallavik
Påskallavik
Påskallavik is a locality situated in Oskarshamn Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,077 inhabitants in 2005....

see municipalköping
Municipalköping
Municipalköping was a type of local government in Sweden. Mostly these were minor trade towns with very limited city rights , which were delegated from larger cities in the same region....

Virserum
Virserum
Virserum is a locality situated in Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,847 inhabitants in 2005. It was before 1971 a Köping. Today the town has around 2000 inhabitants...

 
01.01.1956 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Kronoberg County
Kronoberg County
Kronoberg County is a County or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar and Blekinge. Its capital is the city Växjö.- Province :For History, Geography and Culture see: Småland...

Alvesta
Alvesta
Alvesta is a locality and the seat of Alvesta Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden, with 7,647 inhabitants in 2005.Alvesta is an important railway junction, joining the Stockholm–Malmö–Copenhagen railway with the Gothenburg–Kalmar/Karlskrona railway.- References :...

 
01.01.1945 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Hovmantorp
Hovmantorp
Hovmantorp is the largest locality in Lessebo Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 3,001 inhabitants in 2005.-References:...

 
01.01.1952 31.12.1970 split between Lessebo
Lessebo
Lessebo is a locality and the seat of Lessebo Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 2,623 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 and Växjö
Växjö
Växjö is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 64 200 inhabitants in 2010. It is the administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kronoberg County. Furthermore it is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö. It has a population of about 64 200, out of a...

 Municipalities)
Lenhovda
Lenhovda
Lenhovda is a locality situated in Uppvidinge Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 1,714 inhabitants in 2005....

 
01.01.1957 31.12.1970 merged into Uppvidinge Municipality
Lessebo
Lessebo
Lessebo is a locality and the seat of Lessebo Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 2,623 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 
01.01.1939 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Ljungby
Ljungby, Sweden
Ljungby is a locality and the seat of Ljungby Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden, with 14,810 inhabitants in 2005.Ljungby was originally a köping , which did not become a municipality of its own when the first local government acts took effect in 1863, but retained part of the surrounding rural...

see municipalköping
Municipalköping
Municipalköping was a type of local government in Sweden. Mostly these were minor trade towns with very limited city rights , which were delegated from larger cities in the same region....

Markaryd
Markaryd
Markaryd is a locality and the seat of Markaryd Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 3,826 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 
01.01.1916 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Ryd
Ryd
Ryd is a Swedish word commonly used in place names. It means cleared area, a place where the forest was cut down to allow for farming and housing use...

 (Almundsryd)
01.01.1958 31.12.1970 split between Tingsryd
Tingsryd
Tingsryd is a locality and the seat of Tingsryd Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 3,023 inhabitants in 2005.-Sister cities: Lindstrom - Minnesota, USA- References :...

 and Älmhult
Älmhult
Älmhult is a locality and the seat of Älmhult Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden with 8,518 inhabitants in 2005.It was in Älmhult that the first IKEA store was built, and IKEA still has a large corporate presence here....

 Municipalities)
Tingsryd
Tingsryd
Tingsryd is a locality and the seat of Tingsryd Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 3,023 inhabitants in 2005.-Sister cities: Lindstrom - Minnesota, USA- References :...

 
01.01.1921 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Traryd
Traryd
Traryd is a locality situated in Markaryd Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 687 inhabitants in 2005....

 
01.01.1952 31.12.1970 merged into Markaryd
Markaryd
Markaryd is a locality and the seat of Markaryd Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 3,826 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 Municipality
Åseda
Åseda
Åseda is a locality and the seat of Uppvidinge Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 2,430 inhabitants in 2005.Åseda is the birthplace of motorcycle speedway rider Peter Ljung.- References :...

 
01.01.1943 31.12.1970 merged into Uppvidinge Municipality
Älmhult
Älmhult
Älmhult is a locality and the seat of Älmhult Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden with 8,518 inhabitants in 2005.It was in Älmhult that the first IKEA store was built, and IKEA still has a large corporate presence here....

 
01.01.1901 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County
Norrbotten County is the northernmost county or län of Sweden. It borders Västerbotten County to the southwest, the Gulf of Bothnia to the southeast. It also borders the counties of Nordland and Troms in Norway to the northwest, and Lapland Province in Finland to the northeast.The name...

Älvsbyn
Älvsbyn
Älvsbyn is a locality and the seat of Älvsbyn Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 5,042 inhabitants in 2005.Älvsbyn has a railway station that is served by trains running between Boden and Stockholm along the Swedish east coast. It also features a Youth Hostel with a small recreational...

 
01.01.1948 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Örebro County
Örebro County
Örebro County is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland.- Province :...

Degerfors
Degerfors
Degerfors is a locality and the seat of Degerfors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 7,418 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Degerfors has traditionally been an industrial community closely connected to the large ironworks...

 
01.01.1943 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Frövi
Frövi
Frövi is a locality situated in Lindesberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 2,493 inhabitants in 2005....

 
01.01.1955 31.12.1970 merged into Lindesberg Municipality
Lindesberg Municipality
Lindesberg Municipality is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Lindesberg....

01.01.1908 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Hällefors
Hällefors
Hällefors is a locality and the seat of Hällefors Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 4,797 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 
01.01.1950 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Kopparberg
Kopparberg
Kopparberg is a locality and the seat of Ljusnarsberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 3,189 inhabitants in 2005. It is famous for one of the most valuable postage stamps in the world, the Treskilling Yellow from 1857-July-13, Kopparberg's Church , and Kopparberg Cider, now the number 1...

 
01.01.1908 31.12.1961 merged into Ljusnarsbergs köping)
Laxå
Laxå
Laxå is a locality and the seat of Laxå Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden with 3,307 inhabitants in 2005.-History:The town was founded in the mid-19th century when the main line railway between Gothenburg and Stockholm was built in 1883. Laxå is situated exactly 226 km from both those...

 
01.01.1946 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Ljusnarsberg  01.01.1962 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Östergötland County
Östergötland County
Östergötland County is a county or län in southeastern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kalmar to the southeast, Jönköping to the southwest, Västra Götaland to the west, Örebro to the northwest, Södermanland to the northeast, and the Baltic Sea to the east.Östergötland County has a population of...

Boxholm
Boxholm
Boxholm is a locality and the seat of Boxholm Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 3,182 inhabitants in 2005.- External links :*...

 
01.01.1947 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Finspång
Finspång
Finspång is a locality and the seat of Finspång Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 12,415 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Finspång is a traditional industrial town. The first industries were established in 1580 when a Royal factory for cannon and cannon balls was chartered. The industry...

 
01.01.1942 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Motala
Motala
Motala is a locality and the seat of Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 29,798 inhabitants in 2005. It is the third largest city of Östergötland, following Linköping and Norrköping...

 
1820 31.12.1880 received city privileges
01.01.1914 31.12.1970 formed a municipality; prior to 1914 municipalköping
Municipalköping
Municipalköping was a type of local government in Sweden. Mostly these were minor trade towns with very limited city rights , which were delegated from larger cities in the same region....

; oldest köping charter from 1647)
Åtvidaberg
Åtvidaberg
Åtvidaberg is a locality and the seat of Åtvidaberg Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 6,947 inhabitants in 2005.- History :...

 
01.01.1947 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Skåne County
Skåne County
Skåne County is the southernmost administrative county or län, of Sweden, basically corresponding to the historical province Scania. It borders the counties of Halland, Kronoberg and Blekinge. The seat of residence for the Skåne Governor is the town of Malmö...

Bjuv
Bjuv
Bjuv is a locality and the seat of Bjuv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,348 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 
01.01.1946 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Bromölla
Bromölla
Bromölla is a locality and the seat of Bromölla Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 7,428 inhabitants in 2005.The town of Bromölla only consisted of a few houses until it began to grow about 100 years ago around a newly established limestone quarry, leading to the establishment of several...

 
01.01.1942 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Båstad
Båstad
Båstad is a locality and the seat of Båstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 4,793 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:The town of Båstad is located in a sheltered bay with the Hallandian ridge stretching behind it...

 
01.01.1937 31.12.1970 formed a municipality; before 1937 municipalköping
Municipalköping
Municipalköping was a type of local government in Sweden. Mostly these were minor trade towns with very limited city rights , which were delegated from larger cities in the same region....

)
Eslöv
Eslöv
Eslöv is a city and the seat of Eslöv Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 16,551 inhabitants in 2005.Eslöv is part of the Øresund Region and is today largely serving as a suburb of Malmö and Lund.-History:...

 
01.01.1875 31.12.1910 received city privileges
Furulund
Furulund
Furulund is a locality situated in Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 3,888 inhabitants in 2005....

 
01.01.1952 31.12.1968 merged into Kävlinge
Kävlinge
Kävlinge is a locality and the seat of Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 8,550 inhabitants in 2005.In 1996, a train containing large amounts of ammonia derailed and around 9,000 people had to be evacuated from the area...

 köping)
Hässleholm
Hässleholm
Hässleholm is a locality and the seat of Hässleholm Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 17,730 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Hässleholm was gradually developed from 1860 in connection with the construction of the main Stockholm to Malmö railway line. There was no settlement on the spot before...

 
01.01.1901 31.12.1913 received city privileges
Hörby
Hörby
Hörby is a locality and the seat of Hörby Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,651 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 
01.01.1900 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Höör
Höör
Höör is a locality and the seat of Höör Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 7,379 inhabitants in 2005.The unusual spelling with double "ö", was implemented by the Swedish postal service in the beginning of the 20th century. At that time it was common that, on local letters, the place of...

 
01.01.1939 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Klippan
Klippan
Klippan may refer to:*Klippan, Sweden, a town in Skåne, Sweden*Klippan Municipality, Skåne, Sweden*Klippan , a district of Gothenburg, Sweden*Klippan , a popular sofa manufactured and sold by IKEA...

 
01.01.1945 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Kävlinge
Kävlinge
Kävlinge is a locality and the seat of Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 8,550 inhabitants in 2005.In 1996, a train containing large amounts of ammonia derailed and around 9,000 people had to be evacuated from the area...

 
01.01.1946 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Limhamn
Limhamn
Limhamn is, in an administrative sense, the southern district of Malmö Municipality in Sweden. Before 1915, Limhamn was a town of its own....

 
01.01.1906 31.12.1914 merged into Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...

 city
Lomma
Lomma
Lomma is a locality and the seat of Lomma Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 8,820 inhabitants in 2005. Of the Scanian towns that never acquired town privileges before abolished in Sweden in 1971, Staffanstorp is the sixth largest.-History:...

 
01.01.1951 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Osby
Osby
Osby is a locality and the seat of Osby Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,947 inhabitants in 2005.Well known people born in Osby include Swedish ice hockey goalkeeper Magnus Åkerlund and their famous goalkeeper, the tremendous Awet Fesshaie....

 
01.01.1937 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Perstorp
Perstorp
Perstorp is a locality and the seat of Perstorp Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 5,468 inhabitants in 2005. It is twinned with Newton Aycliffe, a town in the North-East of England.- References :...

 
01.01.1947 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Sjöbo
Sjöbo
Sjöbo is a locality and the seat of Sjöbo Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 6,364 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:Sjöbo started growing when it became a halt on the railway between Malmö and Simrishamn in the early 20th century...

 
01.01.1952 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Skurup
Skurup
Skurup is a locality and the seat of Skurup Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,978 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 
01.01.1914 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Svedala
Svedala
Svedala is a locality and the seat of Svedala Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 9,593 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 
01.01.1919 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Tomelilla
Tomelilla
Tomelilla is a locality and the seat of Tomelilla Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 6,204 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 
01.01.1921 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Trelleborg
Trelleborg
Trelleborg is a locality and the seat of Trelleborg Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 25,643 inhabitants in 2005. It is the southernmost town in Sweden.-History:...

see municipalköping
Municipalköping
Municipalköping was a type of local government in Sweden. Mostly these were minor trade towns with very limited city rights , which were delegated from larger cities in the same region....

Vinslöv
Vinslöv
Vinslöv is a locality situated in Hässleholm Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 3,865 inhabitants in 2005.In 1999, a documentary film portraying some of the town's inhabitants was produced. The documentary was called Plötsligt i Vinslöv .- References :...

 
01.01.1934 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Åhus
Åhus
Åhus is the second largest locality in Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 9,423 inhabitants in 2010, but it triples during the summer due to the predominantly German tourists who come seeking the beaches and nature of the Helgeå and Hanöbukten area...

 
01.01.1905 31.12.1970 merged into Kristianstad Municipality
Kristianstad Municipality
Kristianstad Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in southernmost Sweden. Its seat is located in the city Kristianstad....

Åstorp
Åstorp
Åstorp is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Åstorp Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 8,514 inhabitants in 2005. It is also partly located in Ängelholm Municipality.-Overview:...

 
01.01.1946 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
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....

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...

 
01.01.1955 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Malmköping
Malmköping
Malmköping is a locality situated in Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 2,000 inhabitants in 2005.Malmköping is located about 15 kilometers north of the municipal seat Flen . It is a tourism attraction due to its two annual markets...

 
1784 31.12.1970 merged into Flen
Flen
Flen is a locality and the seat of Flen Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 6,114 inhabitants in 2005.Flen is most known for being the one place on earth where hot dogs are free....

 Municipality
Stockholm County
Stockholm County
Stockholm County is a county or län on the Baltic sea coast of Sweden. It borders Uppsala County and Södermanland County. It also borders Mälaren and the Baltic Sea. The city of Stockholm is the capital of Sweden. Stockholm County is divided by the historic provinces of Uppland and Södermanland...

Danderyd  01.01.1946 31.12.1970 became municipality
Djursholm
Djursholm
Djursholm is one of four suburban districts in, and the seat of Danderyd Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. Djursholm is included in the multi-municipal Stockholm urban area.-History:...

 
01.01.1901 31.12.1913 received city privileges; today part of Danderyd Municipality
Danderyd Municipality
Danderyd Municipality is a municipality just north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is one of the smallest municipalities of Sweden, but the most affluent...

Hässelby Villastad
Hässelby Villastad
Hässelby Villastad is a suburban area in the north-western part of the Swedish capital Stockholm. It forms part of Västerort, Stockholm Municipality....

 
01.01.1926 01.01.1948 merged into Stockholm City
Lidingö
Lidingö
Lidingö is an island in the inner Stockholm archipelago, located north east of central Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. It is also the seat of Lidingö Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 44,000 inhabitants in 2011....

 
01.01.1910 31.12.1925 received city privileges
Nynäshamn
Nynäshamn
- References :...

 
01.01.1911 31.12.1945 received city privileges
Saltsjöbaden
Saltsjöbaden
Saltsjöbaden is a locality situated in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 8,937 inhabitants in 2005. It is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea.- History :...

 
01.01.1909 31.12.1970 merged into Nacka Municipality
Nacka Municipality
Nacka Municipality is a municipality in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. Its seat is located at Nacka. The municipality is situated just east of the capital Stockholm and the western parts are considered a suburban part of the Stockholm urban area.The present municipality was created in...

Sollentuna  01.01.1944 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Stocksund
Stocksund
Stocksund is an upper-class or upper middle-class suburb in Metropolitan Stockholm, Sweden.Located immediately across the Edsviken from Bergshamra, Stocksund is one of four parts of Danderyd Municipality north of Stockholm....

 
01.01.1910 31.12.1966 merged into Djursholm
Djursholm
Djursholm is one of four suburban districts in, and the seat of Danderyd Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden. Djursholm is included in the multi-municipal Stockholm urban area.-History:...

s city; today part of Danderyd Municipality
Danderyd Municipality
Danderyd Municipality is a municipality just north of Stockholm in Stockholm County in east central Sweden. It is one of the smallest municipalities of Sweden, but the most affluent...

Sundbyberg  01.01.1888 31.12.1926 received city privileges
Täby
Täby
Täby is a trimunicipal locality and the seat of Täby Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, with 58,593 inhabitants in 2005. It is also partly located in Danderyd Municipality and Sollentuna Municipality...

 
01.01.1948 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Uppsala County
Uppsala County
Uppsala County is a county or län on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Stockholm, Södermanland, Västmanland, Gävleborg, and the Baltic Sea.- Province :For History, Geography and Culture see: Uppland...

Tierp
Tierp
Tierp is a locality and the seat of Tierp Municipality, Uppsala County, Sweden with 5,377 inhabitants in 2005. There is a saying that in Tierp the birds fly upside down.-Communications:...

 
01.01.1920 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Värmland County
Värmland County
Värmland County is a county or län in west central Sweden. It borders the Swedish counties of Dalarna, Örebro and Västra Götaland, as well as the Norwegian counties of Østfold, Akershus and Hedmark to the west.- Province :...

Arvika
Arvika
Arvika is a locality and the seat of Arvika Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 14,184 inhabitants in 2005.-Geography:The town of Arvika is situated at Kyrkviken, a bay of Glafsfjorden, Sweden's only inland fjord, a remnant of the time following the last ice age .The area is hilly with the...

 
1811 31.12 1910 received city privileges
Grums
Grums
Grums is a locality and the seat of Grums Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 5,231 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 
01.01.1948 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Hammarö
Hammarö
Hammarö can mean:*Hammarö Municipality - a municipality of Värmland County in Sweden, located on Hammarön*Hammarön - an island in Lake Vänern where the municipality is situated...

 
01.01.1950 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Munkfors
Munkfors
Munkfors is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Munkfors Municipality in Värmland County, Sweden with 3,224 inhabitants in 2005. It is also partly located in Hagfors Municipality.- References :...

 
01.01.1949 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Storfors
Storfors
Storfors is a locality and the seat of Storfors Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 2,442 inhabitants in 2005.Storfors specialises in the manufacturing of heavy wall pipes in standard and special grades for large project business in the oil, gas and chemical industries...

 
01.01.1950 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Sunne  01.01.1920 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Säffle
Säffle
Säffle is a locality and the seat of Säffle Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 9,156 inhabitants in 2005.Säffle is known for being the last place in Sweden formally getting the title of a City in 1951. This status was abolished in 1971...

 
01.01.1882 31.12.1950 received city privileges
Årjäng
Årjäng
Årjäng is a locality and the seat of Årjäng Municipality, Värmland County, Sweden with 3,172 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 
01.01.1941 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Västerbotten County
Västerbotten County
Västerbotten County is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It borders the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bothnia.- Provinces :...

Holmsund
Holmsund
Holmsund is a locality situated in Umeå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 5,482 inhabitants in 2005. It is located 18 km south of the city of Umeå and serves as a port for Umeå. Holmsund lies at the mouth of the Ume River. To the west, across the river estuary, is a town called Obbola....

 
01.01.1947 31.12.1970 formed a municipality; today part of Umeå Municipality
Umeå Municipality
Umeå Municipality is a municipality in Västerbotten County in northern Sweden. Its seat is located in Umeå, which is also the county seat of Västerbotten County.-Administration:...

Lycksele
Lycksele
- References :...

 
01.01.1929 31.12.1945 received city privileges
Vilhelmina
Vilhelmina
Vilhelmina is a locality and the seat of Vilhelmina Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 3,633 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 
01.01.1947 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Vännäs
Vännäs
Vännäs, from Wendenäs, ‘where the river changes it path’ is a locality that have existed since 1539. Vännäs is the seat of Vännäs Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden and had roughly 4,100 inhabitants in 2005....

 
01.01.1928 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Åsele
Åsele
Åsele is a locality and the seat of Åsele Municipality in Västerbotten County, Sweden with 1,920 inhabitants in 2005. Its elevation is 313 m .- References :...

 
01.01.1952 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Västernorrland County
Västernorrland County
Västernorrland County is a county or län in the north of Sweden. It is bordered by the counties of Gävleborg, Jämtland, Västerbotten and the Gulf of Bothnia.- Province :...

Skön  01.01.1952 31.12.1964 merged into Sundsvall
Sundsvall
-External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall....

 city
Sollefteå
Sollefteå
Sollefteå is a locality and the seat of Sollefteå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 8,530 inhabitants in 2005.The earliest written account on Sollefteå is found in a script dating back to 1270. During this time the name of the village was given as De Solatum - a name that can be...

 
01.01.1902 31.12.1916 received city privileges
Timrå
Timrå
Timrå is a locality and the seat of Timrå Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 10,199 inhabitants in 2005.It is located about 13 km north of Sundsvall , and could arguably be considered a satellite to that town.The two closest cities share one airport, Midlanda, that is geographically...

 
01.01.1947 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Ånge
Ånge
Ånge is a locality and the seat of Ånge Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 2,956 inhabitants in 2005.Ånge is a railway junction where the northern main line railway connected with the central main line railway .- References :...

 
01.01.1946 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik
Örnsköldsvik is a locality and the seat of Örnsköldsvik Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 28,617 inhabitants in 2005.Its natural harbour and archipelago is in the Gulf of Bothnia and the northern boundaries of the High Coast area. It is well known as an exporter of paper products...

 
06.12.1842 30.06.1894 received city privileges
Västmanland County
Västmanland County
Västmanland County is a county or län in central Sweden. It borders to the counties of Södermanland, Örebro, Gävleborg, Dalarna and Uppsala...

Hallstahammar
Hallstahammar
Hallstahammar is a locality and the seat of Hallstahammar Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden with 10,300 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:...

 
01.01.1943 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Kungsör
Kungsör
Kungsör is a locality and the seat of Kungsör Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden with 5,610 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 
01.01.1907 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Norberg
Norberg
Norberg is a locality and the seat of Norberg Municipality in Västmanland County, Sweden with 4,634 inhabitants in 2005. Most known is the Norbergfestival which is Scandinavias biggest electronic music festival, organized in an old iron mine.- References :...

 
01.01.1952 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities . Its population of 1,550,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population...

Bengtsfors
Bengtsfors
Bengtsfors is a locality and the seat of Bengtsfors Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,194 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 
01.01.1926 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Grebbestad
Grebbestad
Grebbestad is a locality situated in Tanum Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It has 1,371 inhabitants in 2005, though this number can increase by as much as ten-fold during the summer. Grebbestad is known for the large number of restaurants, especially those specializing in seafood...

 
01.01.1929 31.12.1951 merged into Tanum Municipality
Tanum Municipality
Tanum Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Tanumshede, with 1,600 inhabitants....

Grästorp
Grästorp
Grästorp is a locality and the seat of Grästorp Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 2,917 inhabitants in 2005. It is the only locality in Grästorp Municipality.-Sports:The following sports clubs are located in Grästorp:* IK Gauthiod*...

 
01.01.1900 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Götene
Götene
Götene is a locality and the seat of Götene Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 4,727 inhabitants in 2005.- References :*...

 
01.01.1952 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Herrljunga
Herrljunga
Herrljunga is a locality and the seat of Herrljunga Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,746 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:...

 
01.01.1952 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Kinna
Kinna
Kinna is a locality and the seat of Mark Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 14,555 inhabitants in 2005.Kinna is located 30 km south of Borås and 60 km south east of Gothenburg...

 
01.01.1947 31.12.1970 merged into Mark Municipality
Mark Municipality
Mark Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Kinna.The municipality was created with the municipal reform of 1971 by the amalgamation of eight previous entities. Most of them had themselves been formed by the 1952 municipal...

Lilla Edet
Lilla Edet
Lilla Edet is a locality and the seat of Lilla Edet Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 4,936 inhabitants in 2005.The town Lilla Edet is situated on the eastern side of the Göta älv, a main river on the west coast of Sweden. It became known as a halt there...

 
01.01.1951 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Mellerud
Mellerud
Mellerud is a locality and the seat of Mellerud Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 3,796 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 
01.01.1908 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Skene  01.01.1951 31.12.1970 merged into Mark Municipality
Mark Municipality
Mark Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Kinna.The municipality was created with the municipal reform of 1971 by the amalgamation of eight previous entities. Most of them had themselves been formed by the 1952 municipal...

Svenljunga
Svenljunga
Svenljunga is a locality and the seat of Svenljunga Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 3,379 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

 
01.01.1946 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Tibro
Tibro
Tibro is a locality and the seat of Tibro Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 8,005 inhabitants in 2005. Tibro has a long tradition of furniture production.-Sports:The following sports clubs are located in Tibro:* Tibro AIK FK...

 
01.01.1947 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Tidaholm
Tidaholm
Tidaholm is a locality and the seat of Tidaholm Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden, with 7,920 inhabitants in 2005.-History:Early Tidaholm was primarily agricultural. An ironworks factory was established in 1799 at the site of the Holmagarden forge. The ironworks were replaced in 1868...

 
01.01.1895 31.12.1909 received city privileges
Töreboda
Töreboda
Töreboda is a locality and the seat of Töreboda Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 4,299 inhabitants in 2005. Every three years since 2000, a festival has been held at the beginning of July.- References :...

 
01.01.1909 31.12.1970 formed a municipality
Vara
Vara Municipality
Vara Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Vara.The present municipality consists of 25 original local government entities . Between 1974 and 1982 the territory of present Essunga Municipality was also included.-External...

 
01.01.1894 31.12.1970 formed a municipality

See also

  • Municipalities of Sweden
    Municipalities of Sweden
    The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...

  • List of cities in Sweden
  • Stad (Sweden)
  • Urban areas of Sweden
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