- Laxå Municipality
Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Laxå kommun
county=Örebro County
province=Närke andVästergötland
capital=Laxå
arearank=145th
area=740.79
arealand=604.81
populationrank=266th
population=5,922
densityrank=235th
populationdensity=9.79
website=http://www.laxa.se/
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2007Laxå Municipality ("Laxå kommun") is a municipality in
Örebro County in centralSweden . Its seat is located in the town ofLaxå .In
1967 themarket town ("köping ") of Laxå (instituted in1946 ) was merged with two adjacent rural municipalities. One of them was transferred from the formerSkaraborg County , placing today's municipality in two historical provinces,Närke andVästergötland .Its history stretches back to the
12th century , when theconvent Ramundeboda was founded about 4 km west of the town.The
Tiveden National Park is partly situated within the municipality.Localities
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Finnerödja
*Laxå (seat)
*Röfors Twin towns
Laxå has one twin town:
#(2002)
Fuglebjerg ,Denmark flagicon|DenmarkExternal links
* [http://www.laxa.se Laxå Municipality] - Official site
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