Nora, Sweden
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Nora Municipality |
| County | Örebro County |
| Province | Västmanland |
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| - Total | 6.46 km² (2.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 6,496 |
| - Density | 1,005/km² (2,602.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Nora is a town (pop. 6,398) in the traditional province Västmanland and the historical mining district Bergslagen in central Sweden and the seat of Nora Municipality, Örebro County.
Nora is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a city. Statistics Sweden, however, only counts localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants as cities.
Nora received its charter 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 by fires and demolition, making the town Nora one of Sweden's best preserved wooden towns. Eksjö and Hjo are two other example, and they have together with Nora initiated a wooden-town development project. As part of the old city structure are cobbled street with small houses and shops by small windling street. "Så liten stad, så mycket smak" (Small town, much flavor/taste) Anna Maria Lenngren, Swedish author.
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.
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- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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Nora, Sweden is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. |
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