Katrineholm Municipality
Katrineholm Municipality (Swedish: Katrineholms kommun) is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Katrineholm.
Katrineholm Municipality
Katrineholms kommun | |
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Municipality | |
Katrineholm town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Coordinates: 59°00′N 16°12′E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Södermanland County |
| Seat | Katrineholm |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,189.54 km2 (459.28 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,020.19 km2 (393.90 sq mi) |
| • Water | 169.35 km2 (65.39 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023) | |
| • Total | 34,324 |
| • Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Södermanland |
| Municipal code | 0483 |
| Website | www |
The present municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Katrineholm (instituted in 1917) was amalgamated with surrounding rural municipalities.
The thirty-first Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson, while originally from the neighboring municipality of Vingåker, was once the municipal chairman (mayor) of Katrineholm.
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