KUMLA MUNICIPALITY
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'Kumla Municipality' (''Kumla kommun'') is a Swedish municipality, in the Närke province in central Sweden, administratively belonging to Örebro County. Its seat is in 'Kumla' with 12,500 inhabitants.
With 205 km² the smallest in Örebro County.
Traditionally Kumla was known as a shoemaker town with a history to the first half of the 19th century. Its city arms from 1941 depict two shoemaker hammers. Beneath them a three-hill that symbolizes the Kumla Högar gravefield outside the town.
Kumla got city privileges in 1942, becoming a city in Sweden. The mural crown on its arms signifies this; although the crown has never been an official part of its arm it is still used due to Kumla's historical city privileges.
Today the industry is dominated by the manufacturing of jam at BOB industries, and communication systems at an Ericsson industry.
Today the name Kumla is renowned for its prison ("the Kumla Institution", or ''Kumlaanstalten''), which is the largest prison in the country. Opened it 1965, it can currently allow 261 inmates, with a similarly large staff, and is designated for "difficult" inmates and for those at the start of a life term sentence. It is one of three Swedish prisons housing the most notorious and dangerous inmates.
Kumla has three sister cities
★ Frederikssund in Denmark
★ Sibbo in Finland
★ Aurskog-Høland in Norway
★ Swedish National Prison and Probation Administration
★ Kumla Hundred
★ Kumla - Official site
'Kumla Municipality' (''Kumla kommun'') is a Swedish municipality, in the Närke province in central Sweden, administratively belonging to Örebro County. Its seat is in 'Kumla' with 12,500 inhabitants.
With 205 km² the smallest in Örebro County.
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| History |
| Today |
| Notability |
| Sister cities |
| See also |
| External links |
History
Traditionally Kumla was known as a shoemaker town with a history to the first half of the 19th century. Its city arms from 1941 depict two shoemaker hammers. Beneath them a three-hill that symbolizes the Kumla Högar gravefield outside the town.
In 1920, Kumla was still a small town.
Kumla got city privileges in 1942, becoming a city in Sweden. The mural crown on its arms signifies this; although the crown has never been an official part of its arm it is still used due to Kumla's historical city privileges.
Today
Today the industry is dominated by the manufacturing of jam at BOB industries, and communication systems at an Ericsson industry.
Notability
Today the name Kumla is renowned for its prison ("the Kumla Institution", or ''Kumlaanstalten''), which is the largest prison in the country. Opened it 1965, it can currently allow 261 inmates, with a similarly large staff, and is designated for "difficult" inmates and for those at the start of a life term sentence. It is one of three Swedish prisons housing the most notorious and dangerous inmates.
Sister cities
Kumla has three sister cities
★ Frederikssund in Denmark
★ Sibbo in Finland
★ Aurskog-Høland in Norway
See also
★ Swedish National Prison and Probation Administration
★ Kumla Hundred
External links
★ Kumla - Official site
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