Katrineholm Municipality
Municipality in Södermanland County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Katrineholm Municipality (Swedish: Katrineholms kommun) is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Katrineholm.
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Katrineholm Municipality
Katrineholms kommun | |
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Coordinates: 59°00′N 16°12′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Södermanland County |
Seat | Katrineholm |
Area | |
• Total | 1,189.54 km2 (459.28 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,020.19 km2 (393.90 sq mi) |
• Water | 169.35 km2 (65.39 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 34,324 |
• Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Södermanland |
Municipal code | 0483 |
Website | www |
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The present municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Katrineholm (instituted in 1917) was amalgamated with surrounding rural municipalities.
The thirty-first Swedish Prime Minister Göran Persson, while originally from the neighboring municipality of Vingåker, was once the municipal chairman (mayor) of Katrineholm.