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Sävsjö Municipality

Sävsjö kommun
Sävsjö torg.JPG
Coat of arms of Sävsjö Municipality
Coat of arms
Sävsjö Municipality in Jönköping County.png
Country Sweden
County Jönköping County
Seat Sävsjö
Area
 • Total 733 km2 (283 sq mi)
 • Land 682.6 km2 (263.6 sq mi)
 • Water 50.4 km2 (19.5 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2010.
Population
 (June 30, 2012)
 • Total 10,874
 • Density 14.835/km2 (38.422/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

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Sävsjö Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.

In total there were 11,700 residents, including 8,376 Swedish citizens of voting age. 34.0% voted for the left coalition and 63.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

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

Tågavgång från Sävsjö station ändrad
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.

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