Laxå Municipality

Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Laxå kommun


county=Örebro County
province=Närke and Västergötland
capital=Laxå


arearank=145th
area=740.79
arealand=604.81
populationrank=266th
population=5,922
densityrank=235th
populationdensity=9.79
website=http://www.laxa.se/
footnotes=Area & population from SCB as of December 31, 2007

Laxå Municipality ("Laxå kommun") is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Laxå.

In 1967 the market town ("köping") of Laxå (instituted in 1946) was merged with two adjacent rural municipalities. One of them was transferred from the former Skaraborg County, placing today's municipality in two historical provinces, Närke and Västergötland.

Its history stretches back to the 12th century, when the convent Ramundeboda was founded about 4 km west of the town.

The Tiveden National Park is partly situated within the municipality.

Localities

*Finnerödja
*Laxå (seat)
*Röfors

Twin towns

Laxå has one twin town:

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External links

* [http://www.laxa.se Laxå Municipality] - Official site