Mullsjö Municipality

Mullsjö Municipality

*Mullsjö kommun*
Mullsjö Municipality Mullsjö kommun
Municipality
	Mullsjö Train Station
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 57°55′N 13°53′E / 57.917°N 13.883°E
Country	Sweden
County	Jönköping County
Seat	Mullsjö
Government
• Municipal Council Commissioner	Linda Danielsson
Area
• Total	211.03 km2 (81.48 sq mi)
• Land	200.16 km2 (77.28 sq mi)
• Water	10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population (31 December 2023)
• Total	7,577
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Västergötland
Municipal code	0642
Website	www.mullsjo.se

Mullsjö Municipality (Swedish: Mullsjö kommun) is a municipality in Jönköping County, southern Sweden. Its seat is in the locality of Mullsjö.

The municipality was formed in 1952 by the amalgamation of four former entities. In 1998 it was transferred from the dissolved Skaraborg County to Jönköping County.

The geography is known for its many lakes and canoeing waters. In the winter, one may enjoy winter sports activities such as cross-country and down-hill skiing.

There is also a folk high school in Mullsjö.

Localities

There are 2 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Mullsjö 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.

#	Locality	Population
1	Mullsjö	5,508
2	Sandhem	706

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Mullsjö Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.^[3]

In total there were 7,427 residents, including 5,604 Swedish citizens of voting age.^[3] 39.4% voted for the left coalition and 59.1% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location

%

Mullsjö 1

1,905

1,444

39.0

59.6

88

89

11

25,586

34

Mullsjö 2

2,069

1,549

38.5

60.6

84

86

14

25,815

33

Mullsjö 3

1,258

970

40.3

58.1

81

86

14

23,828

29

Mullsjö 4

2,195

1,641

39.7

58.3

84

16

25,597

36

Source: SVT^[3]

Sights

Sights within the municipality include the scenic Ryfors Estates, with its park and nearby golfing course. Näs Lagård in Bjurbäck, southern part of Mullsjö, is one of Sweden's most famous places for classical chamber music. Bjurbäcks Konsthall - Artgallery and café. Näs Porthus in Bjurbäck, famous building of cultural historical interest. Also worthwhile is the House of Legends, a museum about Scandinavian folklore, such as trolls, giants, elves and gnomes. The 12-century Utvängstorp Church is located in the municipality.

Mullsjö also houses a small skiing resort called Knaggebo which has three different slopes.

Ryfors Ironworks
Näs Porthus

References

Statistics Sweden

^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Valresultat 2022 för Mullsjö i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.

External links

Mullsjö Municipality - Official site
Coat of arms
Bjurbäck - The official site of Bjurbäck, in southern part of Mullsjö Municipality
Mullsjö Folkhögskola - Mullsjö folk high school.