| Fjugesta | |
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 Fjugesta Square | |
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| Coordinates: 59°10′N 14°52′E / 59.167°N 14.867°E / 59.167; 14.867 | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Närke |
| County | Örebro County |
| Municipality | Lekeberg Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.09 km (0.81 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,033 |
| • Density | 974/km (2,520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Fjugesta is a locality and the seat of Lekeberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden, with 2,033 inhabitants in 2010.
Fjugesta is the hometown of Southeastern Louisiana University international English writing teacher Birgitta Ramsey.
In Sweden, Fjugesta is widely identified with "Fjugesta-mordet" (the Fjugesta murder), for which Swedish Olympic athlete Olle Möller was convicted.
Compared to many settlements of its size, Fjugesta has a very rich history of local business and industry. Currently it has multiple repair shops for automotive vehicles and tune-up stores, but also multiple independent carpeting businesses.
References
- ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- Ramsey, Birgitta (2002-02-01). "Re-seeing the writing center's position of service" (PDF). Writing Lab Newsletter. Vol. 29, no. 6. pp. 1–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-08-27. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
- For more detail see sv:Olle Möller (in Swedish).
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