Eksjö

Eksjö is a locality and the seat of Eksjö Municipality in Jönköping County, Sweden, with 9,701 inhabitants in 2010.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Eksjö
Settlement.image_skyline: Eksjoe Altstadt.JPG
Settlement.image_caption: Old Eksjö in July 2007
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden Jönköping#Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Eksjö Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Jönköping County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Småland
Settlement.established_title: Founded
Settlement.established_date: 1403
Settlement.area_total_km2: 8.34
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2010
Settlement.population_total: 9,701
Settlement.population_density_km2: 1163
Settlement.timezone: CET

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name: Eksjö
Population: 11077
Area: 967
Elevation: 215
Image: Eksjoe Altstadt.JPG
Dialing code: 0381

Show 1 more fact

Commons category: Eksjö

Sources (4)

via Wikidata · CC0

~3 min read

Article

8 sections

Contents

History
Relocation
Development
Notable People from Eksjö
Sights
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
References

Eksjö is a locality and the seat of Eksjö Municipality in Jönköping County, Sweden, with 9,701 inhabitants in 2010.

==History== The city of Eksjö most likely appeared sometime in the Middle Ages when it was the centre for the thing, a regional council. It is first mentioned on April 22, 1345, under the name "Ekesiö" in an estate sale court protocol. It was given its charter in 1403 by the King Erik av Pommern.