Lekeberg Municipality

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Lekeberg Municipality is a municipality in Örebro County in central Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Fjugesta, with around 2,000 inhabitants.Lekeberg was first formed as a municipality in connection with the local government reform of 1952 by the amalgamation of five smaller units. In 1967 two more parishes were added. The next reform of 1971 placed the area within Örebro Municipality. It was re-established in 1995 within its 1967 borders.GeographyMostly woods and farm lands, with Garphyttan National Park, established in 1909, located within the municipality.The largest industry sector is farming. Many farmers have further specialized on hog and chicken farming.Other industries are small companies within wood and carpentry industries, as well as craftswork and other small enterprises.LocalitiesOver 200 inhabitants: Fjugesta (seat) GropenHidingeLannaMullhyttanElectionsRiksdagFrom the 1994 election onwards the municipality was in existence due to the split with Örebro Municipality. The exact results of Sweden Democrats were not listed at a municipal level by SCB from 1994 to 1998 due to the party's small size at the time. "Turnout" denotes the percentage of eligible people casting any ballots, whereas "Votes" denotes the amount of valid votes only.