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Sävsjö

Coordinates: 57°24′N 14°40′E / 57.400°N 14.667°E / 57.400; 14.667
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Sävsjö
Former Sävsjö lawcourt building in 2006
Former Sävsjö lawcourt building in 2006
Sävsjö is located in Jönköping
Sävsjö
Sävsjö
Sävsjö is located in Sweden
Sävsjö
Sävsjö
Coordinates: 57°24′N 14°40′E / 57.400°N 14.667°E / 57.400; 14.667
CountrySweden
ProvinceSmåland
CountyJönköping County
MunicipalitySävsjö Municipality
Area
 • Total4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total5,122
 • Density1,166/km2 (3,020/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Sävsjö is a locality and the seat of Sävsjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 5,122 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Geography

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Sävsjö is located on the main line railway between Stockholm and Malmö. The distance to Malmö is about 220 kilometers.

History

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Sävsjö regards the date 1 October 1864, as the start of its current history, because it was then that the train station Sävsjö was inaugurated. At that time Sävsjö was nothing more than a few houses, but attracted by the railway it began expanding, attracting both industries and inhabitants. The settlement with its then 1.56 square kilometres had 1,481 people in 1917 at which time several small industries had established themselves there, most notably carpenters and other wood industries, and there was also a bank, a pharmacy and a post office.

In 1947 the rural municipalities Norra Ljunga and Vallsjö in which the settlement was situated were combined and formed the City of Sävsjö. Since the local government reform of 1971 Sävsjö is the seat of the much larger Sävsjö Municipality.[citation needed]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.