Laxå is a
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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and the seat of
Laxå Municipality
Laxå Municipality (''Laxå kommun'') 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 munici ...
in
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 3,064 inhabitants in 2010.
History
The town was founded in the mid-19th century when the main line railway between
Gothenburg and
Stockholm (
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, 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 Örebro County
Populated places in Laxå Municipality
Municipal seats of Örebro County
Swedish municipal seats
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