Gnesta Municipality
Gnesta Municipality
Gnesta kommun | |
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Gnesta City Hall | |
| Coordinates: 59°03′N 17°18′E / 59.050°N 17.300°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Södermanland County |
| Seat | Gnesta |
| Area | |
• Total | 538.14 km2 (207.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 461.24 km2 (178.09 sq mi) |
| • Water | 76.9 km2 (29.7 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2024) | |
• Total | 11,458 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Södermanland |
| Municipal code | 0461 |
| Website | www.gnesta.se |
Gnesta Municipality (Swedish: Gnesta kommun) is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Gnesta, with some 5,000 inhabitants.
The present municipality was created in 1992, when Nyköping Municipality (of which it had been a part since 1974) was split up.
It is in the middle of the cultural Södermanland province. Although it only has around 10,000 permanent inhabitants, the population increases substantially in the summer due to the many summer houses.
Industry-wise, Gnesta mostly has small companies with few employed. There are about 800 registered companies in the municipality, and a "large" company would have 25-50 employees.