Fjugesta | |
|---|---|
 Fjugesta Square | |
  Fjugesta  Fjugesta | |
| Coordinates: 59°10′N 14°52′E / 59.167°N 14.867°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Närke |
| County | Örebro County |
| Municipality | Lekeberg Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.09 km2 (0.81 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,033 |
| • Density | 974/km2 (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.[1]
Fjugesta is the hometown of Southeastern Louisiana University international English writing teacher Birgitta Ramsey.[2]
In Sweden, Fjugesta is widely identified with "Fjugesta-mordet" (the Fjugesta murder), for which Swedish Olympic athlete Olle Möller was convicted.[3]
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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).