Lindesberg ()
is a
locality
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and the seat of
Lindesberg Municipality
Lindesberg Municipality (''Lindesbergs kommun'') is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Lindesberg.
The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former ''City of Lindesberg'' and the f ...
,
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 ...
,
Sweden with 9,672 inhabitants in 2017.
History
![Lindesberg kyrka](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Lindesberg_kyrka.jpg)
Lindesberg has centuries old history, being the center of an old mining district. The earliest known traces of a town are in the foundations of the 14th century stone church. That town was however known as Lindesås. It got its charter and current name in 1643, granted by
Queen Christina, making it one of the now defunct
Cities of Sweden. The name ''lind'' means the
linden tree
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(Br. Eng.
lime tree
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), which is why the coat of arms depicts a tree. The mining district Lindesberg was mentioned on the 16th century grand map
Carta Marina
''Carta marina et descriptio septentrionalium terrarum'' (Latin for ''Marine map and description of the Northern lands''; commonly abbreviated ''Carta marina'') is the first map of the Nordic countries to give details and place names, created by S ...
.
Notability
Between 1996 and 2007, the Augustibuller
punk
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festival
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had been held in Lindesberg. The festival attracted more visitors each year and some of the bands who played were
Desmond Dekker
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,
Charged GBH,
Bad Manners,
Napalm Death and
The Perishers
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.
Due to low number of visitors in 2007, the planning for a 2008 festival began late and did not attract enough people to buy tickets. This eventually led to cancellation of 2008 festival, and later bankruptcy for the non-profit organization behind the festival. No more festivals were held after 2007.
References
External links
lindesberg.se
Populated places in Örebro County
Populated places in Lindesberg Municipality
Municipal seats of Örebro County
Swedish municipal seats
Bergslagen
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