Post code: S-70...
Telephone code: 019
Örebro is the chief town in the province of Närke, the small region between the upland province of Västmanland and the wooded country of Värmland. The town lies in the plain on both sides of the Svartå, near the west end of Lake Hjälmar. It has a long tradition as a commercial town,
having for centuries served as a link between the mining region and the farming country of central Sweden. It grew up around a ford on the Svartå, which from the end of the 13th century was protected by a 25m/80ft high tower built by Birger Jarl to watch over and defend the river crossing. Later the watch-tower gave place to a fortified castle, rebuilt in the 16th century, in which the Riksdag (the Swedish Parliament) frequently met.
The water tower of Örebro is popular as an observation tower. The Swedish Chamber Orchestra is Scandinavia's only full-time professional chamber orchestra. It was created by merging two of Örebro's local orchestras.
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