- Lekeberg Municipality
Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Lekebergs kommun
county=Örebro County
province=Närke
capital=Fjugesta
arearank=185th
area=484.18
arealand=465.96
populationrank=252nd
population=7,097
densityrank=202nd
populationdensity=15.2
website=http://www.lekeberg.se/
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2007Lekeberg Municipality ("Lekebergs kommun") is a municipality in
Örebro County in centralSweden . Its seat is located in the town ofFjugesta , with around 2,000 inhabitants.Lekeberg was first formed as a municipality in connection with the local government reform of 1952 by the amalgamation of five smaller units. In 1967 two more
parish es were added. The next reform of 1971 placed the area withinÖrebro Municipality . It was re-established in 1995 within its 1967 borders.Geography
Mostly woods and farm lands, with
Garphyttan National Park , established in 1909, located within the municipality.The largest industry sector is
farm ing. Many farmers have further specialized on hog andchicken farming.Other industries are small companies within
wood and carpentry industries, as well ascraftswork and other small enterprises.Localities
Over 200 inhabitants:
*Fjugesta (seat)
*Gropen
*Hidinge
*Lanna
*Mullhyttan ights
The
monastery ruin ofRiseberga was the home ofnun s of the Cistercian order in the medieval age. It burnt down in 1546, and remaining stones were used in the building of a local church some hundreds years later.The
amphitheatre of Riseberga isSweden 's largest of that kind, with 1,216 seats.Twin towns
Lekeberg's twin towns with the year of its establishing:
#(1996)
Dundaga ,Latvia flagicon|Latvia
#(2001) Hashøj,Denmark flagicon|DenmarkExternal links
* [http://www.lekeberg.se Lekeberg Municipality] - Official site
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