Mullsjö Municipality ( sv, Mullsjö kommun) is a

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Jönköping County Jönköping County ( sv, Jönköpings län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Halland, Västra Götaland, Östergötland, Kalmar and Kronoberg. The total county population was 356,291 inhabitants in Sept ...

, southern Sweden. Its seat is in the locality of

Mullsjö Mullsjö is a locality and the seat of Mullsjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kin ...

. The municipality was formed in 1952 by the

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of four former entities. In 1998 it was transferred from the dissolved

Skaraborg County Skaraborg County ( sv, Skaraborgs län ) was a Counties of Sweden, county of Sweden from 1634 until 1997. It was disestablished at the end of 1997 when it was merged with the counties of Gothenburg and Bohus County, Gothenburg and Bohus and Älvsb ...

. The geography is known for its many lakes and canoeing waters. In the winter, one may enjoy winter sports activities such as cross-country and down-hill skiing. There is also a

folk high school Folk high schools (also ''Adult Education Center'', Danish: ''Folkehøjskole;'' Dutch: ''Volkshogeschool;'' Finnish: ''kansanopisto'' and ''työväenopisto'' or ''kansalaisopisto;'' German: ''Volkshochschule'' and (a few) ''Heimvolkshochschule ...

in Mullsjö.

Localities

There are 2

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s (also called a Tätort or locality) in Mullsjö 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.

Sights

Sights within the municipality include the scenic Ryfors Estates, with its park and nearby golfing course. Näs Lagård in Bjurbäck, southern part of Mullsjö, is one of Sweden's most famous places for classical chamber music. Bjurbäcks Konsthall - Artgallery and café. Näs Porthus in Bjurbäck, famous building of cultural historical interest. Also worthwhile is the

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, a museum about

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, such as trolls, giants, elves and gnomes. Mullsjö also houses a small skiing resort called Knaggebo which has three different slopes. Ryfors.jpg, Ryfors Ironworks Nasporthus.jpg, Näs Porthus

References

Statistics Sweden

External links

Mullsjö Municipality
- Official site
Bjurbäck
- The official site of Bjurbäck, in southern part of Mullsjö Municipality
Mullsjö Folkhögskola
- Mullsjö folk high school. {{DEFAULTSORT:Mullsjo Municipality Municipalities of Jönköping County Skaraborg