Sävsjö Municipality () is a

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, southern

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where the town Sävsjö is seat. The municipality was created by the local government reform of 1971, when the ''City of Sävsjö'' (instituted as late as 1947) was amalgamated with parts of two adjacent rural municipalities. Two years later it was completed when ''Hjälmseryd'' was added.

Geography

The municipality is located on the South Swedish highlands and comprise the old Västra Härad. It is considered a scenic place because the forests are not as dense as in the rest of

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and the terrain is more varied.

Localities

There are four

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

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Sävsjö Municipality's electoral districts in the

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sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. In total there were 11,700 residents, including 8,376 Swedish citizens of voting age. 34.0% voted for the left coalition and 63.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

History

The area has been inhabited since early Stone Age. Both archeological finds and the five

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churches from the 12th century stands as reminiscence from those days. A few kilometers from where the town Sävsjö is located today, was for instance the centre of the old administrative court house called Västra Härad Court.

Today

Sävsjö Municipality is working hard to increase its population. It currently has a half-price offer when buying plots of land with the intention of building a house here. Politically Sävsjö Municipality is a stronghold of the Kristdemokraterna, the Christian Democrats (12 mandates of 39). The party is the largest in the municipal assembly ( kommunfullmäktige). In contemporary Sweden today, Sävsjö Municipality is perhaps most known for the successful

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team Sävsjö HK.

References

Statistics Sweden

External links

Sävsjö Municipality
- Official site
Sävsjö Trähus
- Sävsjö Wooden House (company). In Swedish, English, German and Finnish. {{DEFAULTSORT:Savsjo Municipality Municipalities of Jönköping County