Eksjö
Sign in to saveEksjö is a locality and the seat of Eksjö Municipality in Jönköping County, Sweden, with 9,701 inhabitants in 2010.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Eksjö
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- Eksjoe Altstadt.JPG
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- Old Eksjö in July 2007
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- Sweden Jönköping#Sweden
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- Country
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- Municipality
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- Eksjö Municipality
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- County
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- Jönköping County
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- Province
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- Småland
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- Founded
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- 1403
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 8.34
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 31 December 2010
- Settlement.population_total
- 9,701
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 1163
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
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- Relocation
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- Notable People from Eksjö
- Sights
- International relations
- Twin towns — Sister cities
- References
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 regional council. It is first mentioned on April 22, 1345, under the name "Ekesiö" in an estate sale court protocol. It was given its charter in 1403 by the King Erik av Pommern.