Emmaboda
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| Coordinates: 56°37′N 15°33′E / 56.617°N 15.55°ECoordinates: 56°37′N 15°33′E / 56.617°N 15.55°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Småland |
| County | Kalmar County |
| Municipality | Emmaboda Municipality |
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| • Total | 5.91 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,824 |
| • Density | 816/km2 (2,113.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Emmaboda is a locality and the seat of Emmaboda Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 4,824 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Emmaboda is located in the middle of the Tri-City Region Växjö, Kalmar and Karlskrona. All three places are sixty kilometers from Emmaboda.
[edit] Culture
Emmabodafestivalen is an indiepop festival annually held in Emmaboda. This attracts pop fans from all over Sweden. Other events taking place in Emmaboda include the car race "A Day On the Strip", and "End of Summer Big Power Meet", a classic car show which attracts. veteran cars from all over Sweden and other nordic countries. The author Vilhelm Moberg was born in Emmaboda municipality, more specifically, in Moshultamåla, 1898. Many of his novels are Emmaboda area. The actor Erik Hell was born in Emmaboda.
[edit] History
Until 1875 Emmaboda was called Gantesbo. Then there were only two houses in Gantesbo, which both remain to this day. The houses are called Gantesbo A and Gantesbo B. One of the houses is located on Bökön located west of Emmaboda's sports ground. The second stands on a hill between Emmaboda parish and the Bjurbäck school.
[edit] Sporting life
Emmaboda has a rich sporting life. There is a Football Club Emmaboda IS, with women's and men's teams in the 2nd and 3rd Division. The three famous football brothers Elm are all from the village Broakulla which is located near the Emmaboda. There is also a local hockey club previously called Gant Espoo IBK that became Lindås BK in 2005. It has and has one men's team in Division 5th and a women's team in the boot. The soccer players Erik "Mulle" Holmkvist, Lennart "Lill mulligan" Holmkvist, Oskar "Masse" Holmkvist, Rune "Lill-Rune", "Jipas" Johansson, Lasse Johansso and the hockey player Jan-Olof "Jos" Smith were all born in Emmaboda.
[edit] Industry
Emmaboda has two large companies, ITT Water & Wastewater (located on the brink of Linde) and Emmaboda Glass Works. Emmaboda also has many medium sized businesses.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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