- Sävsjö Municipality
Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Sävsjö kommun
county=Jönköping County
province=Småland
capital=Sävsjö
arearank=146th
area=733.00
arealand=682.60
populationrank=195th
population=10,985
densityrank=195th
populationdensity=16.1
website=http://www.savsjo.se/
footnotes=Area and population as of December 31, 2006Sävsjö Municipality ("Sävsjö kommun") is a municipality in
Jönköping County , southernSweden where the townSävsjö is seat.The municipality was created by the local government reform of
1971 , when the "City of Sävsjö" (instituted as late as1947 ) was amalgamated with parts of two adjacent rural municipalities. Two years later it was completed when "Hjälmseryd" was added.Geography
The municipality is located on the South Swedish highlands and comprise the old Västra Härad. It is considered a scenic place because the forests are not as dense as in the rest of
Småland and the terrain is more varied.History
The area has been inhabited since early stone age. Both archeological finds and the five
medieval churches from the12th century stands as reminiscence from those days. A few kilometers from where the town Sävsjö is located today, was for instance the centre of the old administrative court house called Västra Härad Court.Today
Sävsjö Municipality is working hard to increase it's population. It currently offers a half-price offer when buying lots with the intention of building a house and home here.
Politically Sävsjö Municipality is a stronghold of the
Kristdemokraterna , the Christian Democrats (12mandate s of 45), and for theCenterpartiet (10 mandates), a traditional farmers party. The largest party in the municipal assembly (kommunfullmäktige is however still theSocialdemokraterna (13 mandates).In contemporary Sweden today, Sävsjö Municipality is perhaps most known for the successful handball team Sävsjö HK.
Localities
There are 4 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Sävsjö Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
References
* [http://www.scb.se Statistics Sweden]
External links
* [http://www.savsjo.se/ Sävsjö Municipality] - Official site
* [http://www.savsjotrahus.se/ Sävsjö Trähus] - Sävsjö Wooden House (company). In Swedish, English, German and Finnish.
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