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Hultsfred

Coordinates: 57°29′N 15°50′E / 57.483°N 15.833°E / 57.483; 15.833
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Hultsfred
Hultsfred in July 2009
Hultsfred in July 2009
Hultsfred is located in Kalmar
Hultsfred
Hultsfred
Hultsfred is located in Sweden
Hultsfred
Hultsfred
Coordinates: 57°29′N 15°50′E / 57.483°N 15.833°E / 57.483; 15.833
CountrySweden
ProvinceSmåland
CountyKalmar County
MunicipalityHultsfred Municipality
Area
 • Total6.09 km2 (2.35 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)[1]
 • Total5,672
 • Density844/km2 (2,190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitehttp://www.hultsfred.se/

Hultsfred (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɵ̌ltsfrɛd] )[2] is a locality and the seat of Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 5,143 inhabitants in 2010.[1] It is best known for the Hultsfred Festival and the infamous Sharp and Shallow Lake - once described by Ward Hayden (of Ward Hayden & the Outliers) as «stabbing cold, painfully shallow and muddy AF».

References

  1. ^ 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 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 11.

Hultsfred Municipality Official Website