Nässjö (Municipality)

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Nässjö municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Nässjö Location of the municipality of Nässjö
coat of arms Location in Jönköpings län
State : Sweden
Province (län): Jönköpings län
Historical Province (landskap): Småland
Main place: Nässjö
SCB code: 0682
Residents : 31,538 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 988.5 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 31.9 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.nassjo.se
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Coordinates: 57 ° 39 ′  N , 14 ° 42 ′  E Nässjö is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) and an important railway junction in the Swedish province of Jönköpings län and the historic province of Småland . The main town of the municipality is Nässjö .

geography

Like the neighboring communities of Eksjö , Sävsjö and Vetlanda, the municipality is located in Småländska Höglandet , the Småland highlands , which in turn is part of the southern Swedish highlands, Sydsvenska Höglandet . The area is between 200 and 250 meters high. The highest point is Tomtabacken with a height of 377 meters. It is located about 20 kilometers from the main town in the southwest of the municipality.

history

The rural community of Nässjö was merged with the city of Nässjö in 1952 and expanded to include the rural communities of Norra Sandsjö , Solberga , Forserum and Malmbäck in 1971 .

places

All of these places are localities ( tatorter ):

Attractions

At Bodafors is the Emåns Ekomuseum , which deals with the ecology and history of the river Emån .

Web links

Commons : Nässjö municipality  - collection of images, videos and audio files

swell

  1. Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
  2. Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)