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Örkelljunga

Örkelljunga Church

Coat of arms of Örkelljunga

Coat of arms

Örkelljunga is located in Skåne

Örkelljunga

Örkelljunga

Örkelljunga is located in Sweden

Örkelljunga

Örkelljunga

Coordinates: 56°17′N 13°17′E / 56.283°N 13.283°E
CountrySweden
ProvinceSkåne
CountySkåne County
MunicipalityÖrkelljunga Municipality
Area

• Total

5.64 km2 (2.18 sq mi)
Population

 (January 2020)[1]

• Total

10,300
 • Density854/km2 (2,210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Örkelljunga is a locality and the seat of Örkelljunga Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 10,300 inhabitants in 2020.[1]

After the municipal reform of 1862, Örkelljunga was part of Örkelljunga Landskommun. In this, Örkelljunga municipal community was established for the town on 4 August 1911 and dissolved on 31 December 1952. Since 1971, the village has been part of Örkelljunga Municipality as a central town.[2]

Between 1928 and 1939 Eiber and Suecia motorcycles were produced here.[3]

  • Örkelljunga church

    Örkelljunga church

  • An old inn in central Örkelljunga

    An old inn in central Örkelljunga

  • Children playing in Örkelljunga

    Children playing in Örkelljunga

  • Apartment buildings in the center of Örkelljunga

    Apartment buildings in the center of Örkelljunga

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Andersson, Per (1993). Sveriges kommunindelning 1863-1993. Mjölby: Bokförlaget Draking. ISBN 91-87784-05-X. OCLC 33359784.
  3. ^ "Sueciaverken - Örkelljunga". www.orkelljunga.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-11-03.