Nora is a
locality
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and the seat of
Nora Municipality
Nora Municipality () is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Nora.
The amalgamation leading to the present municipality took place already in 1967 and in 1971 the ''City of Nora'' became a unitar ...
,
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
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with 10,611 inhabitants in 2024.
History
Nora received its
charter
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in 1643. The government had requested the inhabitants of both Nora and the adjacent town
Lindesberg to move together into a newly chartered city called
Järle. However, the government proved unsuccessful, and instead granted both Nora and Lindesberg independent charters at that year.
Many wooden houses built in the 18th and 19th century have been spared from fires and demolition, making the town Nora one of Sweden's best preserved wooden towns.
Eksjö
Eksjö is a locality and the seat of Eksjö Municipality in Jönköping County, Sweden, with 9,701 inhabitants in 2010.
History
The city of Eksjö most likely appeared sometime in the Middle Ages when it was the centre for the thing, a regio ...
and
Hjo are two other examples, and they have together with Nora initiated a wooden-town development project.
Also part of the old city structure are cobbled streets with small houses and shops by small windling street.
Anna Maria Lenngren
Anna Maria Lenngren (; 18 June 1754 – 8 March 1817) was one of the most famous poets in Swedish history. Her father and brother were also poets.
One of her best-known poems is ''Några ord till min kära dotter, ifall jag hade någon'' ("Advi ...
, a Swedish poet, once proclaimed "Så liten stad, så mycket smak" (Such small town, so much taste).
The first normal gauge railway in Sweden was opened to the public in 1856 between Nora and
Ervalla. It is today a museum railway, worked by a preservation society.
See also
*
Nora, Indianapolis
References
Populated places in Nora Municipality
Municipal seats of Örebro County
Swedish municipal seats
Bergslagen
Populated places established in 1643
1643 establishments in Sweden
17th-century establishments in Närke and Värmland County
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