Laxå is a

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and the seat of

Laxå Municipality Laxå Municipality () is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Laxå. In 1967 the market town (''köping'') of Laxå (instituted in 1946) was merged with two adjacent rural municipalities. One of ...

Örebro County Örebro County () 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 northern region of ...

, Sweden with 3,064 inhabitants in 2010.

History

The town was founded in the mid-19th century when the main line railway between

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and

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( Västra Stambanan) was built in 1883. Laxå is exactly from both those cities. In the vicinity of the town Laxå lies the Porla Well. Its iron rich water made it a popular spa between 1724 until 1939. Although not a spa anymore, its water is sold in bottles with the brand "Porlavatten" and have been distributed nationwide since the 1920s. On August 17, 2012, it was reported in Dagens Nyheter that Laxå is Sweden's poorest municipality and the only one in the country with a net debt.

References

External links

Official website of Laxå municipality
Populated places in Laxå Municipality Municipal seats of Örebro County Swedish municipal seats {{Örebro-geo-stub