Eksjö
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| State : | Sweden | |||||
| Province (län): | Jönköpings län | |||||
| Historical Province (landskap): | Småland | |||||
| Municipality : | Eksjö | |||||
| Coordinates : | 57 ° 40 ′ N , 14 ° 58 ′ E | |||||
| SCB code : | 1460 | |||||
| Status: | Crime scene | |||||
| Residents : | 10,157 (December 31, 2015) | |||||
| Area : | 8.07 km² | |||||
| Population density : | 1259 inhabitants / km² | |||||
| List of perpetrators in Jönköpings län | ||||||
Eksjö is a place ( Tatort ) in the Swedish province of Jönköpings län and the historic province of Småland . Eksjö is the main town in the municipality of the same name .
Eksjö itself received town charter in 1403 and was a garrison town since the end of the 15th century . Today the garrison with 600 employees is the third largest public employer after the hospital with 1,700 and the city administration with 1,200 employees.
Eksjö is known for its unique wooden house architecture. The old town still corresponds to the medieval city map and is almost completely under monument protection with the historic wooden houses. In 1997 Eksjö was awarded the Europa Nostra diploma for the preservation of the old town. On August 16, 2015, however, the largest building in the old town was destroyed in a fire. Due to its role as a garrison town and the well-preserved wooden house architecture, the town is now classified as a Swedish Imperial Interest.
coat of arms
Description: In silver, a torn green oak with nine leaves and four acorns.
Attractions
Worth seeing is the church of Eksjö with organ and the Eksjö museum .
Town twinning
Town partnerships have existed with Neusäß since 1995 , with Schneverdingen since 2001 and with Barlinek in Poland since 1996 . The Danish twin town is Ærøskøbing .
Personalities
- Johan Lorentz Aschan (1772–1856), entrepreneur
- Ferdinand Hernlund (1837–1902), landscape painter
- Gunnar Lindström (1896–1951), track and field athlete
- Hjalmar Sundén (1908–1993), theologian and university professor of religious psychology
- Gunhild Sehlin (1911–1996), educator and children's book author
- Lars Lindvall (* 1962), modern jazz musician and music teacher
- Niklas Hjalmarsson (* 1987), ice hockey player
- Erik Brännström (* 1999), ice hockey player
photos
Wooden houses of the old town
The church of the city
Fire on August 16 in the old town of Eksjö, in which the largest house was destroyed.
Web links
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- ↑ a b Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)
- ↑ Fire in unique wooden houses in Eksjö (Swedish)
- ↑ Riksintressen Jönköping , Riksantikvarieämbetet , page 6.