Eksjoe Municipality

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Eksjö Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden, where the town Eksjö is seat.The present municipality was created in 1971 when the former City of Eksjö was amalgamated with three neighboring municipalities.LocalitiesThere are 6 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Eksjö Municipality.In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.NativesAlbert Engström (1869-1940) was an author, poet and drawer and subsequently member of the Swedish Academy, who grew up in a small village outside of the city Eksjö.Sister citiesMarstal, in DenmarkBarlinek, in Poland(See sister city.)