Örebro [œrə'bruː] is a city, the seat of Örebro Municipality and the capital of Örebro County in Sweden with 98,237 inhabitants in 2005.[1] [edit] History Örebro received its Royal Charter and city privileges not later than 1404. Örebro literally means a bridge over gravel banks, which is how the geography looks, with the stream Svartån draining into the lake Hjälmaren. The location became a natural seat of commerce in the (Scandinavian) medieval time, and is mentioned in print in the 13th century. Old buildings from the early days include the foundations of the city church, a building which has undergone several modifications. The natural center of the city is otherwise the magnificent Örebro Castle, situated on an islet in the Svartån, and dividing the town into a northern and a southern part. This castle was constructed during the stewardship of Birger Jarl during the early 13th century and then modified and enlarged during the reign of King Gustav Vasa in the 1560s. Notable events in Örebro's history include the national diet meeting at Örebro in 1810, where Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte was elected crown prince of Sweden. Although a trade town, Örebro remained small until the second half of the 19th century, when it grew rapidly as a center of the national shoe manufacturing industry (see: History of Närke). [edit] Geography and climate | Weather data for Örebro | | Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | | Average high °C (°F) | 0
(32) | 1
(34) | 5
(41) | 11
(52) | 16
(61) | 20
(68) | 22
(72) | 22
(72) | 17
(63) | 10
(50) | 4
(39) | 0
(32) | 10.7
(51) | | Average low °C (°F) | -4
(25) | -4
(25) | -3
(27) | 0
(32) | 5
(41) | 9
(48) | 11
(52) | 11
(52) | 7
(45) | 3
(37) | 0
(32) | -4
(25) | 2.6
(37) | | Precipitation mm (inches) | 38
(1.5) | 36
(1.42) | 23
(0.91) | 35
(1.38) | 45
(1.77) | 65
(2.56) | 94
(3.7) | 41
(1.61) | 49
(1.93) | 69
(2.72) | 57
(2.24) | 52
(2.05) | 604
(23.78) | | Source: MSN Weather[2] 2009-01-01 | [edit] Sites of interest  Rebel leader Engelbrekt in front of Örebro City Hall. Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of the Svartån. It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions. The water tower of Örebro, named Svampen (The Mushroom), is a popular destination as an outlook tower. In 1958, a replica of the tower was built in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  The watertower Svampen (The Mushroom). A restaurant is located in the top of the building.  Common bookstore in central Örebro. Örebro University is one of Sweden's most recent, being upgraded from högskola (university college) in 1999. It currently has around 14,070 students and a staff of 1,100. Gustavsvik, the largest water park in the Nordic countries, is located just a kilometer south of central Örebro. With more than 700,000 visitors per year, it is one of the most popular tourist and leisure establishments in Sweden. Only Liseberg, Gröna Lund and Skansen are more popular. In the summer the manor of Karlslund is a very popular place to visit. [edit] Notable natives [edit] Culture and Media - Hjalmar Bergman, author
- Fares Fares, actor
- Josef Fares, Film director
- Peter Flack, comedian
- Ernst Kirchsteiger, TV-profile
- Jan-Peter Lahall, photographer, writer
- Edita Morris, author
- Karl Axel Pehrson, artist
- Mary Stävin, former Miss World, actress
- Cajsa Warg, Cookery book author
- Ulla Billquist, Former singer
- Jens Bogren, Producer
- Stephan Berg, Songwriter, winner of Eurovision Song Contest 1991
- Jussi Björling, Former Operatic tenor singer
- Lolita Pop, Former Rock band
- Millencolin, punk rock band
- Nasum, grindcore band
- Path Of No Return, Hardcore Metal band
- Nina Persson, lead singer of the pop group The Cardigans
- Mats Ronander, Rock musician
- Dan Swanö, multi-instrumentalist, lead vocalist of Edge of Sanity
- Witchcraft, doom metal band
- Dead Man, psychadelic rock/folk rock band
- Spetsnaz, EBM electronic band
- Rob Marcello [Guitarplayer]
- Truckfighters, Stoner Rock / Desert Rock band
[edit] Politics [edit] Religion [edit] Science [edit] Sports - Carl Gunnarsson, NHL hockey player
- Peter Andersson, former NHL hockey player
- Christian Berglund, Former NHL hockey player
- Orvar Bergmark, Former Footballer
- Stig Blomqvist, Rally driver.
- Emra Tahirovic, Swedish-Bosnian footballer.
- Hasse Borg, Former Footballer
- Magnus Erlingmark, Former Footballer
- Richard Göransson, Swedish Touring Car driver
- Thomas Nordahl, Former Footballer
- Ronnie Peterson, Former racing driver
- Johan Röjler, ice speed skater
- Timmy (Battousai) Skoog, World-champion of Kyokushin-Karate, and Grand-master of the European Karate-Association.
[edit] Sports [edit] Volleyball - Örebro Volley play in the highest level of women's volleyball leagues in Sweden. They have won the league ten times.
[edit] Ice Hockey [edit] Culture  Centralpalatset, one of Örebro's main streets and the most exclusive postal code in the city. - Örebro is the hometown of the punk-rock band Millencolin. They named one of their albums Pennybridge Pioneers, where Pennybridge stands for Örebro as a colloquial translation into English.
- The influential and highly popular grind band Nasum were formed in Örebro.
- Örebro is one of the public broadcaster SVT's 12 local news districts and has television permises located in the city.
[edit] International relations [edit] Twin towns - Sister cities Örebro is twinned with [3] [edit] See also [edit] References [edit] External links | 50 most populous urban areas in the Nordic countries | |  Denmark ·  Finland ·  Iceland ·  Norway ·  Sweden | | | 1. | Stockholm | 1,252,000 | | 2. | Copenhagen | 1,167,569 | | 3. | Helsinki | 1,027,635 | | 4. | Oslo | 876,391 | | 5. | Gothenburg | 510,500 | | 6. | Malmö | 258,000 | | 7. | Turku | 248,598 | | 8. | Århus | 228,700 | | 9. | Bergen | 227,752 | | 10. | Tampere | 209,748 | | | 11. | Reykjavík | 195,000 | | 12. | Stavanger | 189,828 | | 13. | Trondheim | 160,072 | | 14. | Odense | 152,100 | | 15. | Uppsala | 144,839 | | 16. | Oulu | 137,370 | | 17. | Jyväskylä | 128,114 | | 18. | Aalborg | 122,461 | | 19. | Västerås | 107,000 | | 20. | Fredrikstad | 101,698 | | | 21. | Lahti | 100,444 | | 22. | Örebro | 98,200 | | 23. | Linköping | 97,400 | | 24. | Drammen | 96,563 | | 25. | Kuopio | 91,845 | | 26. | Helsingborg | 91,500 | | 27. | Kouvola | 88,396 | | 28. | Skien | 86,923 | | 29. | Jönköping | 84,400 | | 30. | Norrköping | 83,600 | | | 31. | Pori | 75,562 | | 32. | Lund | 76,200 | | 33. | Umeå | 75,600 | | 34. | Joensuu | 72,167 | | 35. | Esbjerg | 71,900 | | 36. | Lappeenranta | 70,210 | | 37. | Gävle | 68,700 | | 38. | Kristiansand | 67,547 | | 39. | Hämeenlinna | 66,257 | | 40. | Borås | 63,400 | | | 41. | Södertälje | 60,300 | | 42. | Eskilstuna | 60,200 | | 43. | Randers | 59,842 | | 44. | Rovaniemi | 59,274 | | 45. | Vaasa | 58,607 | | 46. | Täby | 58,593 | | 47. | Karlstad | 58,500 | | 48. | Seinäjoki | 56,578 | | 49. | Kolding | 56,249 | | 50. | Halmstad | 55,688 | | | | |
