Nora Municipality

Nora Municipality Nora kommun
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms
Country	Sweden
County	Örebro County
Seat	Nora
Area[1]
- Total	694.71 km2 (268.2 sq mi)
- Land	621.85 km2 (240.1 sq mi)
- Water	72.86 km2 (28.1 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population (June 30, 2010)[2]
- Total	10,403
- Density	15/km2 (38.8/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Västmanland
Municipal code	1884
Website	www.nora.se

Nora Municipality (Nora kommun) is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Nora.

The amalgamation leading to the present municipality took place already in 1967 and in 1971 the City of Nora became a unitary municipality.

Localities

• Dalkarlsberg
• Gyttorp
• Järnboås
• Nora (seat)
• Nyhyttan
• Pershyttan
• Striberg
• Vikersvik
• Ås

Twin towns

Nora's twin towns with the year of its establishing:

• Köyliö, Finland (1944)
• Kõo, Estonia (1991)^[3]
• Fladungen, Germany (1996)
• Hône, Italy (2008)

See also

• Nora, Indianapolis (named after Nora in Sweden)
• Nora Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota
• Nora Township, Pope County, Minnesota

References

1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån den 1 januari 2010" (in Swedish) (Microsoft Excel). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0802/2010A01/mi0802tab3_2010.xls. Retrieved 2010-08-21. 
2. ^ "SCB, Befolkningsstatistik 30 juni 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/Pages/TableAndChart____244147.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-19. 
3. ^ "Sõprusvallad" (in Estonian). Kõo Parish. http://www.vald.koo.ee/index.php?id=10581. Retrieved 24 May 2010. 

External links

• Nora Municipality - Official site

Coordinates: 59°31′N 15°02′E / 59.517°N 15.033°E / 59.517; 15.033