Sävsjö Municipality

Sävsjö Municipality

*Sävsjö kommun*
Sävsjö Municipality Sävsjö kommun
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 57°24′N 14°40′E / 57.400°N 14.667°ECoordinates: 57°24′N 14°40′E / 57.400°N 14.667°E
Country	Sweden
County	Jönköping County
Seat	Sävsjö
Area
• Total	729.23 km2 (281.56 sq mi)
• Land	679.05 km2 (262.18 sq mi)
• Water	50.18 km2 (19.37 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2019)
• Total	11,677
• Density	16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Småland
Municipal code	0684
Website	www.savsjo.se

Sävsjö Municipality (Sävsjö kommun) is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden where the town Sävsjö is seat.

The municipality was created by the local government reform of 1971, when the City of Sävsjö (instituted as late as 1947) was amalgamated with parts of two adjacent rural municipalities. Two years later it was completed when Hjälmseryd was added.

Geography[]

The municipality is located on the South Swedish highlands and comprise the old Västra Härad. It is considered a scenic place because the forests are not as dense as in the rest of Småland and the terrain is more varied.

Localities[]

There are four urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Sävsjö Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#	Locality	Population
1	Sävsjö	5,068
2	Vrigstad	1,432
3	Stockaryd	1,003
4	Rörvik	555

History[]

The area has been inhabited since early Stone Age. Both archeological finds and the five medieval churches from the 12th century stands as reminiscence from those days. A few kilometers from where the town Sävsjö is located today, was for instance the centre of the old administrative court house called Västra Härad Court.

Today[]

Train departing from Sävsjö station towards Malmö, with Sävsjö market place and Grand Hotel to the right.

Sävsjö Municipality is working hard to increase its population. It currently has a half-price offer when buying plots of land with the intention of building a house here.

Politically Sävsjö Municipality is a stronghold of the Kristdemokraterna, the Christian Democrats (12 mandates of 39). The party is the largest in the municipal assembly (kommunfullmäktige).

In contemporary Sweden today, Sävsjö Municipality is perhaps most known for the successful handball team Sävsjö HK.

References[]

Statistics Sweden

^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

External links[]

Sävsjö Municipality - Official site
Sävsjö Trähus - Sävsjö Wooden House (company). In Swedish, English, German and Finnish.

[SCB_2014-01-01-1] "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.

[SCB_2019-12-31-2] "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

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v t Municipalities and seats of Jönköping County
Municipalities	Aneby Eksjö Gislaved Gnosjö Habo Jönköping Mullsjö Nässjö Sävsjö Tranås Vaggeryd Värnamo Vetlanda
Municipal seats	Aneby Eksjö Gislaved Gnosjö Habo Jönköping Mullsjö Nässjö Sävsjö Tranås Vaggeryd and Skillingaryd Värnamo Vetlanda
Counties of Sweden Sweden

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