Nora Municipality
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- This page deals with both Nora Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Nora
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| Seat | Nora | |
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| County | Örebro County | |
| Province | Västmanland | |
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622 km² 152nd of 290 |
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Population
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10,523 of 290 |
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| Population density | 17/km² | |
Nora Municipality is a municipality in Örebro County, central Sweden. Its seat is in the Swedish city of Nora with 6,398 inhabitants.
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[edit] Geography
Geographically, Nora is situated by the Nora lake.
Nora received its charter in 1643. The government had requested the inhabitants of both Nora and the adjacent town Lindesberg to move together into a newly chartered city called Järle. However, the government proved unsuccessful, and instead granted both Nora and Lindesberg independent charters at that year.
Many wooden houses built in the 18th and 19th century have been spared by fires and demolition, making the town Nora one of Sweden's best preserved wooden towns. Eksjö and Hjo are two other example, and they have together with Nora initiated a wooden-town development project. As part of the old city structure are cobbled street with small houses and shops by small windling street. "Så liten stad, så mycket smak" (Small town, much flavor/taste) Anna Maria Lenngren, Swedish author.
[edit] Sister cities
Nora's sister cities with the year of its establishing:
[edit] See also
- Nora and Hjulsjö Mountain District
- Nora Township, Clearwater County, Minnesota
- Nora Township, Pope County, Minnesota
[edit] External links
- Nora - Official site
| Örebro County |
| Askersund | Degerfors | Hallsberg | Hällefors | Karlskoga | Kumla | Laxå | Lekeberg | Lindesberg | Ljusnarsberg | Nora | Örebro |
| Counties of Sweden | Sweden |
Nora Municipality is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden.
