Örebro ( , ) is the sixth-largest city in

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, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of the

Örebro County Örebro County ( sv, Örebro län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden. It borders the counties of Västra Götaland, Värmland, Dalarna, Västmanland, Södermanland and Östergötland. It is frequently culturally divided into the hilly n ...

. It is situated by the Närke

Plain In geography, a plain is a flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless. Plains occur as lowlands along valleys or at the base of mountains, as coastal plains, and as plateaus or uplands ...

, near the lake Hjälmaren, a few kilometers inland along the small river

Svartån Svartån in Västmanland County, Sweden is 91 kilometers long. It passes through the towns of Skultuna and Västerås and has its outlet in Mälaren. The name Västerås derives from the Sueco-Latin term ''Västra Aros'' meaning "western outle ...

, and has a population of approximately 126,000 in the city proper. It is one of the largest inland hubs of the country, and a major logistic and commercial operating site. Örebro is home to Örebro University, a major university hospital, a

medieval castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

, the

water park A water park (or waterpark, water world) is an amusement park that features water play areas such as swimming pools, water slides, splash pads, water playgrounds, and lazy rivers, as well as areas for floating, bathing, swimming, and other baref ...

Gustavsvik Gustavsvik is a major recreational facility in the town of Örebro which was built in 1963 and it includes the largest water park in Northern Europe. Gustavsvik is one of Sweden’s most visited tourist and leisure facilities. In 2012, it had arou ...

as well as several large shopping malls and the Oset-Rynningeviken nature reserve at the lakefront. Örebro is served by Örebro Airport 10 km (6 mi) southwest of the city, and by

Örebro Central Station Örebro Central Station ( sv, Örebro centralstation) is a railway station in Örebro Örebro ( , ) is the sixth-largest city in Sweden, the seat of Örebro Municipality, and capital of the Örebro County. It is situated by the Närke Plain ...

, serviced by the

Mälaren Line The Mälaren Line ( sv, Mälarbanan) is a railway line from Stockholm via Västerås to Örebro in Sweden. The section from Stockholm to Kolbäck and from Valskog to Arboga has double track. The line was upgraded to high-speed in 2005. The line ...

and

Western Main Line The Western Main Line ( sv, Västra stambanan) is the main state-owned railway line between Stockholm and Gothenburg in Sweden. Its construction began in 1856 and it opened for service in 1862.Svartån Svartån in Västmanland County, Sweden is 91 kilometers long. It passes through the towns of Skultuna and Västerås and has its outlet in Mälaren. The name Västerås derives from the Sueco-Latin term ''Västra Aros'' meaning "western outle ...

where the city is located. The prefix ' is derived from ' 'gravel (

bank A bank is a financial institution that accepts deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital markets. Because ...

)'.

History

Örebro received its

Royal Charter A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, bu ...

and city privileges not later than 1404. The location became a natural seat of commerce in the Scandinavian Middle Ages and is mentioned in print in the 13th century. Old buildings from the early days include the foundations of the city church, a building which has undergone several modifications. The natural center of the city is otherwise

Örebro Castle Örebro Castle ( sv, Örebro slott) is a medieval castle fortification at Svartån in Örebro County, Sweden. It was expanded during the reign of the royal family Vasa ( House of Vasa) and finally rebuilt about 1900. Some of the rooms are u ...

, situated on an islet in the Svartån, and dividing the town into a northern and a southern part. This castle was constructed during the stewardship of Birger Jarl during the late 13th century and then modified and enlarged during the reign of King Gustav Vasa in the 1560s. The Örebro Synod was held here in 1529. Notable events in Örebro's history include the national diet meeting at Örebro in 1810, where

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was elected crown prince of Sweden. Although a trade town, Örebro remained small until the second half of the 19th century, when it grew rapidly as a center of the national

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-manufacturing industry.

Climate

Örebro, like the rest of the area close to Mälardalen, has a

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

( Köppen Dfb) that is made milder by the proximity to water and the

Gulf Stream The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension the North Atlantic Current, North Atlantic Drift, is a warm and swift Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic ocean current that originates in the Gulf of Mexico and flows through the Straits of Florida a ...

which makes it interchangeable with

oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...

s. Summer temperatures occasionally exceed albeit not yearly, and temperatures above are rare in winter, although frost-free nights sometimes occur. July high temperatures range from to depending on weather patterns, with a 2002–2014 mean high of around . During cold winters, Örebro receives plenty of snowfall. Örebro is far more prone than coastal areas to really harsh frosts with temperatures approaching or below happening almost every winter according to SMHI statistics. The station's setting in a rural location might skew temperatures somewhat compared to the urban area which is also at a slightly lower elevation and nearer Hjälmaren. Especially when considering overnight lows this could render a small

urban heat island An urban heat island (UHI) is an urban or metropolitan area that is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas due to human activities. The temperature difference is usually larger at night than during the day, and is most apparen ...

effect in the city centre. However, the climate is very variable from year to year. For example, December 2010 was record cold with a daily mean of , whilst December 2006 only a few years before had a mean of . The warmest month on record is in July 2018 and the coldest on record is in January 1987. Örebro is often without snow cover for large parts of the winter months when daytime temperatures hover just above freezing – an exceptional feature for an inland area north of the 59th latitude. The highest ever recorded temperature was set on 7 August 1975 during an intense heatwave with , which is a very high temperature for such northerly latitudes. During the 21st century, the record heat is set on 8 August 2018. The lowest recorded temperature in recorded history was set in February 1966 with . Several monthly records were set in the 2010s according to official SMHI statistics, namely the record highs of March, May, July, October and December as well as the coldest December temperature and month on record, that was set in 2010. Humidity is high for most parts of the year, but adequately lower during summer months. In spite of this summer is generally the time that gets the most precipitation due to clashes between hot and cool continental air systems causing heavy thunderstorm rainfall. In 2015, a reading was recorded around the winter solstice which was a very warm reading for an inland area in the low-sun season.

Demography

Population development Örebro County

Population development Örebro Municipality

Sites of interest

Örebro's old town, Wadköping, is located on the banks of the ''Svartån'' (black stream). It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions. The

water tower A water tower is an elevated structure supporting a water tank constructed at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system, distribution system for potable water, and to provide emergency storage for fire protection. Water towe ...

of Örebro, named ''Svampen'' (The Mushroom), is a popular destination as an outlook tower. In 1971, a replica of the tower was built in

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. File:Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson Large.jpg, Rebel leader

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in front of Örebro City Hall File:Lindhska bokhandeln.jpg, Lindhska Bookstore in central Örebro File:Centralpalatset, Örebro, Sweden.jpg, Centralpalatset, at the corner of Storgatan, one of Örebro's main streets

Culture

Swedish Chamber Orchestra The Swedish Chamber Orchestra ( sv, Svenska kammarorkestern) is a Swedish orchestra based in Örebro. Established under its current name in 1995, its primary concert venue is the Örebro Concert Hall. The historical precursor ensembles to the orche ...

* Örebro is the hometown of the punk-rock band

Millencolin Millencolin is a Swedish punk rock band that was formed on 12 October 1992 by Nikola Šarčević, Mathias Färm, and Erik Ohlsson in Örebro, Sweden. In early 1993, drummer Fredrik Larzon joined the band. The name Millencolin is derived from t ...

. They named one of their albums

Pennybridge Pioneers ''Pennybridge Pioneers'' is the fourth album by Swedish punk rock band Millencolin, released on 22 February 2000 by Epitaph Records. The album was their first album to move away from their ska punk elements in favor of a more alternative rock so ...

, where ''Pennybridge'' stands for Örebro as a colloquial translation into English. * Örebro is the hometown of various Swedish rock bands, such as Smash Into Pieces,

Truckfighters Truckfighters are a Swedish rock band from Örebro, formed in 2001. History Truckfighters was formed in Örebro, Sweden in 2001. After releasing EPs in 2001 and 2002, they recorded a split-EP with local Swedish band Firestone in 2003. In 2 ...

, Blues Pills,

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, Troubled Horse and others, Graveyard's Lead Singer, Joakim Nilsson also was born in Örebro * The influential and highly popular grind band Nasum were formed in Örebro. * Örebro is one of the public broadcaster SVT's 12 local news districts and has television premises located in the city. Örebro has hosted a contemporary art exhibition called Open Art on four occasions: in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2013. In 2013, the exhibition featured works by 90 artists from Sweden and many other countries throughout the world. The fifth edition of the exhibition is planned for the summer of 2015. Örebro University is one of Sweden's most recent, being upgraded from '' högskola'' (

university college In a number of countries, a university college is a college institution that provides tertiary education but does not have full or independent university status. A university college is often part of a larger university. The precise usage varies ...

) in 1999. It currently has around 16,000 students and a staff of 1,100. The institution is regarded as one of the top 351–400 universities in the world."Rankings: Örebro University"

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. Retrieved 20 July 2018. The university is also named among the world's top 100 young universities (number 62) in the 2018 THE Young University Rankings.

, the largest

in the

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, is located just a kilometer south of central Örebro. With more than 700,000 visitors per year, it is one of the most popular tourist and leisure establishments in Sweden. Only Liseberg,

Gröna Lund Gröna Lund (; "Green Grove"), or colloquially ''Grönan'' (), is an amusement park in Stockholm, Sweden. Located on the seaward side of Djurgården Island, it is relatively small compared to other amusement parks, mainly because of its central l ...

and

Skansen Skansen (; "the Sconce") is the oldest open-air museum and zoo in Sweden located on the island Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It was opened on 11 October 1891 by Artur Hazelius (1833–1901) to show the way of life in the different parts of S ...

are more popular. In the summer the manor of Karlslund is a very popular place to visit.

Gallery

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Olaus Petri Olof Persson, sometimes Petersson (6 January 1493 – 19 April 1552), better known under the Latin form of his name, Olaus Petri (or less commonly, Olavus Petri), was a clergyman, writer, judge, and major contributor to the Protestant Reformatio ...

Church File:Allehandaborgen.jpg,

Nerikes Allehanda ''Nerikes Allehanda'' (shortened ''NA'') is a daily newspaper based in Örebro, Sweden, and distributed across Örebro County. It was founded in 1843 as a weekly paper and became a daily in 1894. The paper is owned by the media group LT Liberala ...

, the local newspaper's former offices in Örebro File:Örebro vattentorn.jpg, View over Örebro Watertower ''Svampen'' with the mountain ridge

Kilsbergen Kilsbergen is a low mountainous ridge that separates Närke from Värmland. It is the southernmost extension of the taiga in Scandinavia and shows a flora and fauna that are unusual for the latitude. There are several skiing and hiking facilities in ...

in the background File:Allehandaborgen from Svartan river in Örebro, Sweden.jpg, Allehandaborgen from

river

Sports

Football

* Örebro SK currently playing in

Superettan Superettan (; meaning the super first (division)) is an association football league and the second highest league in the league system of Swedish men's football. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Al ...

. *

Karlslunds IF Karlslunds IF is a Sweden, Swedish sports club with several departments, located in Örebro. Karlslunds IF runs one of the biggest programme for athletics in Örebro, Sweden, with some 4000 members and more than 200 coaches coaching eight differ ...

currently play in

Division 1 Norra Ettan Fotboll, or simply Ettan ( en, the one), which also is its common name in everyday speech, is the third level in the Swedish football league system and consists of 32 Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden ...

. * BK Forward currently playing in

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. * Örebro Nordic currently playing in Division 4 Örebro. * Rynninge IK currently play in Division 2 Södra Svealand. *

Örebro Syrianska IF Örebro Syrianska IF is a Swedish football club from Örebro. History 1977 grew the first Syriac team in the Swedish sports movement. Örebro City became the first city to get a Syriac football club and is not much known. Football interests ...

currently play in Division 2 Södra Svealand. *

FK Bosna 92 FK or fk may refer to: In arts and entertainment: * Flyer Killer, fictional automated robots in the ''Terminator'' film franchise. * Fox Kids, a former American children's television programming block. * Funky Kong, a video game character. Place ...

currently play in Division 3 Västra Svealand. *

Adolfsbergs IK Adolfsbergs IK is a Sweden, Swedish association Football, football club located in Örebro in Örebro County. Background Adolfsbergs Idrottsklubb is a sports club from the district of Adolfsberg in Örebro. The club was founded on 8 November 194 ...

currently play in Division 4 Örebro. *

IFK Örebro IFK Örebro is a Swedish football club located in Örebro. Background Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Örebro were founded in 1900 and are Närke's second oldest sports club. Many of Örebro's clubs have had their roots with IFK Örebro. The Öreb ...

currently play in Division 4 Örebro. * IK Sturehov currently play in Division 4 Örebro. *

Axbergs IF Axbergs IF is a Sweden, Swedish association Football, football club located in Ölmbrotorp. Background Axbergs IF plays in Swedish football Division 5, Division 5 Örebro Norra which is the seventh tier of Swedish football league system, Swedish ...

currently play in Swedish football Division 6 Norra.

Floorball

* Lillån IBK * IBF Örebro

Other sports

* Örebro Volley play in the highest level of women's

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

leagues in Sweden. They have won the league ten times. *

Örebro HK Örebro HK is a Swedish ice hockey club located in Örebro. The team is currently playing in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL; formerly Elitserien), the top tier of Swedish ice hockey, since the 2013–14 season. The team's home arena is Behrn Are ...

currently play in

Swedish Hockey League The Swedish Hockey League (officially SHL; sv, Svenska Hockeyligan) is a professional ice hockey league, and the highest division in the Swedish ice hockey system. The league currently consists of 14 teams. The league was founded in 1975, an ...

(the highest level) since the 2013–14 season, having been promoted in the 2012–13 season. *

Örebro Black Knights The Örebro Black Knights are a Swedish American football team based in Örebro, Sweden. The team plays in the Örebro in Sweden and their home field is the Behrn Arena. In 2014, the team competed in the IFAF Champions League in the Northern group ...

are an

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Club that played in the Swedish Championship Finals in 1998, 1999, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Örebro Universitets IF Rugby
* Örebro SK Bandy has become national bandy champion five times. The home matches are played in Behrn Arena, one of sixteen (as of 2018) indoor bandy arenas in Sweden.

is a multi-sports club specialising in American Football, Bandy, Baseball/Softball, Bowling, Football, Gymnastics, Skiing and Swimming.

Notable people

;Artists * Josef Fares (born 1977), Lebanese-Swedish film director *

Mary Stävin Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin (born 20 August 1957) is a Swedish actress, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1977 in London. She is the third Swedish woman to win the Miss World crown. Acting career Among her more prominent acting roles are b ...

(born 1957), James Bond girl, crowned as

Miss World 1977 Miss World 1977, the 27th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1977 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin from Sweden. She was crowned by Miss World 1976, Cindy Breakspeare of Jama ...

* Stephan Berg (born 1957), composer and songwriter, winner of Eurovision Song Contest 1991 * Jens Bogren (born 1979), record producer *

Ola Brunkert Ola Brunkert (15 September 1946 – 16 March 2008) was a Swedish drummer who was one of the main session drummers for the pop group ABBA. Brunkert and bassist Rutger Gunnarsson are the only two side musicians to appear on every ABBA album, not coun ...

(1946–2008), drummer in

ABBA ABBA ( , , formerly named Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid or Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Frida) are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad. The group's ...

Rob Marcello Robert Marcello (born Robert Wendelstam Lovbom, September 9, 1977, Örebro, Sweden) is a neoclassical metal, rock and jazz/fusion guitar player who replaced Andy Timmons as the lead guitarist of the band Danger Danger in 2003. Kee Marcello, his b ...

(born 1977), guitar player * Nina Persson (born 1974), singer *

Mats Ronander Mats Ronander (born 1 April 1954 in Sundsvall, Sweden) is a Swedish rock musician, guitar player, producer and composer. Biography Ronander was born in Sundsvall, but grew up in Örebro. At the age of sixteen he succeeded Peps Persson as singer i ...

(born 1954), singer, guitar player, and composer *

Dan Swanö Dan-Erland Swanö (born 10 March 1973), also known as Dan "The Man" Swanö, is a Swedish musician and record producer who is currently the vocalist, guitarist, ex-bassist and ex-drummer for the band Nightingale, lately vocalist, keyboardist and ...

(born 1973), singer and multi-instrumentalist * Jasmine Kara (born 1988), singer * Blues Pills (2011–present), rock band *

Dead Man ''Dead Man'' is a 1995 American acid western film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch. It stars Johnny Depp, Gary Farmer, Billy Bob Thornton, Iggy Pop, Crispin Glover, John Hurt, Michael Wincott, Lance Henriksen, Gabriel Byrne, Mili Avital, an ...

(2003–present), psychedelic folk rock band * Lolita Pop (1979–1992), rock band *

(1992–present), punk rock band * Nasum (1992–present), grindcore band *

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(2001–present), electronic band *

(2001–present), rock band *

(2000–present), doom metal band ; Politicians and public officials *

Henry Allard Karl Åke Henry Allard (21 November 1911 – 23 October 1996) was a Swedish politician (Social Democrat Social democracy is a political, social, and economic philosophy within socialism that supports political and economic democracy. As a ...

(1911–1996), politician * Leni Björklund (born 1944), politician *

Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390s – 27 April/4 May 1436) was a Swedish nobleman, rebel leader and military boss of German ancestry. He was the leader of the Engelbrekt rebellion in 1434 against Eric of Pomerania, king of the Kalmar Union. Enge ...

, (1390s–1436), rebel leader and statesman *

Sten Tolgfors Sten Sture Tolgfors (born 17 July 1966 in Forshaga) is a Swedish former politician, public affairs executive and government official who is serving as Governor of Västra Götaland County since 1 September 2022, having been appointed to the pos ...

(born 1966), politician and businessman * Olof Daniel Westling (''Prince Daniel''; born 1973), husband of Crown Princess Victoria ;Religion * Gunnel André (born 1946), theologian, minister and author *

John Ongman John Ongman (November 15, 1844 – February 28, 1931) was a Swedish Baptist pastor and founder of the Örebro Missionary Society and Örebro Missionary School. He also was the first pastor of the First Swedish Baptist Church in Saint Paul, Minne ...

(1844–1931), pastor *

Laurentius Petri Laurentius Petri Nericius (1499 – 27 October 1573) was a Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden. He and his brother Olaus Petri are, together with the King Gustav Vasa, regarded as the main Lutheran reformers ...

(1499–1573), clergyman *

(1493–1552), clergyman and reformer ;Scientists and engineers *

Manne Siegbahn Karl Manne Georg Siegbahn FRS(For) HFRSE (3 December 1886 – 26 September 1978) was a Swedish physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1924 "for his discoveries and research in the field of X-ray spectroscopy". Biography Siegbahn ...

(1886–1978), physicist *

Gunnar A. Sjögren Gunnar A. Sjögren ("GAS"; 1920–1996) was a Swedish engineer who worked for Saab Automobile and the author of ''The SAAB Way - the first 35 years of Saab cars, 1949–1984''. Biography Born in Stockholm in 1920, he spent his youth in the nort ...

(1920–1996), automobile designer *

Jonas Wenström Jonas Wenström (August 4, 1855 in Hällefors – December 22, 1893 in Västerås) was a Swedish engineer and inventor. the basis for ASEA (later ABB ABB Ltd. is a Swedish- Swiss multinational corporation headquartered in Zürich, Sw ...

(1855–1893), engineer and inventor *

Bertil Lindblad Bertil Lindblad (Örebro, 26 November 1895 – Saltsjöbaden, outside Stockholm, 25 June 1965) was a Swedish astronomer. After finishing his secondary education at Örebro högre allmänna läroverk, Lindblad matriculated at Uppsala Univer ...

(1895–1965), astronomer *

Jens Bergensten Jens Peder Bergensten (born 18 May 1979), also known as Jeb or Jeb_, is a Swedish video game programmer and designer. He is best known as the lead designer of ''Minecraft''. In 2013, he, along with ''Minecraft'' creator Markus Persson, was name ...

(born 1979), game developer and lead designer of

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;Sportspeople * Peter Andersson (born 1965), ice hockey player *

Christian Berglund Christian Jonas Berglund (born March 12, 1980) is a former professional Swedish ice hockey Left Wing who last played for BIK Karlskoga in Hockeyallsvenskan (Swedish 2nd highest division). He previously played in the National Hockey League (NHL) w ...

(born 1980), ice hockey player *

Orvar Bergmark Orvar Bergmark (16 November 1930 – 10 May 2004) was a Swedish football defender, manager and bandy player. He was the second Swedish national manager ever, and managed to qualify the Swedish national football team for the FIFA World Cup ...

(1930–2004), football and bandy player * Stig Blomqvist (born 1946), rally driver *

Hasse Borg Hasse Kristian Borg (born 4 August 1953) is a Swedish former football defender who represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. He played for Örebro SK, Eintracht Braunschweig and Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as ...

(born 1953), football player *

Elisabeth Branäs Elisabeth Branäs (15 June 1930 – 19 February 2010) was a Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily i ...

(1930–2010), curler, two-time European champion *

Magnus Erlingmark Per Magnus Erlingmark (born 8 July 1968) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender, midfielder, and forward. A versatile player, he is best remembered for his time with IFK Göteborg with which he won four Allsvenskan titles. A ful ...

(born 1968), football player *

Emilia Fahlin Emilia Fahlin (born 24 October 1988) is a Swedish road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Fahlin has won the Swedish National Road Race Championships three times (2008, 2013, 2018) and the Swedish National Time Tria ...

(born 1988), cyclist *

Richard Göransson Richard Göransson (born 8 August 1978 in Örebro) is a Swedish auto racing driver. He is a 4-time champion of the Swedish Touring Car Championship winning it for West Coast Racing in 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2010. He won the Scandinavian Touring Ca ...

(born 1978), racing driver *

Carl Gunnarsson Carl Gunnarsson (born 9 November 1986) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played for Linköpings HC of the Elitserien (SEL) and the Toronto Maple Leafs and St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League (NHL). A native ...

(born 1986), ice hockey player *

Oscar Jansson Oscar Jansson (born 23 December 1990) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for IFK Norrköping. Career Jansson was born and raised in Örebro where he played for lower division locals Karlslunds IF HFK before joining ...

(born 1990), football player * Fredrik Lindgren (born 1985), motorcycle speedway rider * Ludvig Lindgren (born 1990), motorcycle speedway rider *

Tomas Nordahl Thomas Gunnar Nordahl (born 24 May 1946) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is also a former manager. He played his club football for Degerfors IF, Örebro SK, R.S.C. Anderlecht, and BK Forward during a car ...

(born 1946), football player and commentator *

Ronnie Peterson Bengt Ronnie Peterson (; 14 February 1944 – 11 September 1978) was a Swedish racing driver. Known by the nickname 'SuperSwede', he was a two-time runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Championship. Peterson began his motor racing car ...

(1944–1978), racing driver *

Johan Röjler Johan Röjler (born 11 November 1981) is an speed skating, ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in Speed skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002 in Salt Lake City. His ma ...

(born 1981), ice speed skater * Emra Tahirović (born 1987), Bosnian-Swedish football player * Caroline Bergius (born 1989), handball player * Borje Jansson (born 1942) racing motorcycle rider, winner of 4 World GPs * Gabriel Carlsson (born 1997),

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

defenseman for

Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, ...

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Hjalmar Bergman Hjalmar Fredrik Elgérus Bergman (19 September 1883 in Örebro, Sweden – 1 January 1931 in Berlin, Germany) was a Swedish writer and playwright. Biography The son of a banker in Örebro, Bergman briefly studied philosophy at Uppsala Univers ...

(1883–1931), writer and playwright *

August Gailit August Gailit (9 January 1891 – 5 November 1960) was an Estonian writer.Endel Nirk, Arthur Robert Hone, Oleg Mutt, ''Estonian Literature: Historical Survey with Biobibliographical Appendix'', Published by Perioodika, 1987, p177 Life Georg ...

(1891–1960), Estonian writer *

Edita Morris Edith (Edita) Dagmar Emilia Morris, born ''Toll'' (5 March 1902 – 15 March 1988) was a Swedish-American writer and political activist. Biography Edita Morris was born in Örebro in Sweden. Her parents were Reinhold Toll, an agronomist who had ...

(1902–1988), Swedish-American writer and political activist *

Emilie Risberg Emilie Charlotta Risberg Emilie Charlotta Risberg (10 June 1815, in Skara – 11 November 1890, in Örebro) was a Swedish writer and reform pedagogue. She founded the Risbergska skolan (Risberg School) in Örebro, and served as its principal in 1 ...

(1815–1890), novelist and educator *

Cajsa Warg Anna Christina Warg (23March 17035February 1769), better known as Cajsa (or Kajsa) Warg, was a Swedish cookbook author and one of the best-known cooks in Swedish history. Early life Warg was born in Örebro, the younger of two daughters, to a ...

(1703–1769), cookbook author

Twin towns – sister cities

Örebro is twinned with: * Drammen, Norway * Kolding, Denmark * Lappeenranta, Finland *

Łódź Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of canti ...

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Stykkishólmur Stykkishólmur () is a town and municipality situated in the western part of Iceland, in the northern part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. It is a center of services and commerce for the area. Most of the people make their living from fishing and ...

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Terrassa Terrassa (, es, Tarrasa) is a city in the east central region of Catalonia, Spain, in the province of Barcelona, ''comarca'' of Vallès Occidental, of which it is the co-capital along with Sabadell. The name ''Terrassa'' derives from Latin ' ...

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Veliky Novgorod Veliky Novgorod ( rus, links=no, Великий Новгород, t=Great Newtown, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət), also known as just Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the ol ...

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Yantai Yantai, Postal Map Romanization, formerly romanization of Chinese, known as Chefoo, is a coastal prefecture-level city on the Shandong Peninsula in northeastern Shandong province of People's Republic of China. Lying on the southern coast of ...

, China