Emmaboda Municipality
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Emmaboda Municipality is a municipality
in Kalmar County
, in south-eastern Sweden
. Its seat is located in the town Emmaboda
.
The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the market town (köping
) of Emmaboda (itself instituted in 1930) was amalgamated with three surrounding rural municipalities.
, Kalmar
and Torsås
in Kalmar County; to Karlskrona
and Ronneby
in Blekinge County
; and Tingsryd
and Lessebo
in Kronoberg County
. The nearest cities in its vicinity are Kalmar
(pop. 35,170), Karlskrona
(pop. 32,606), Växjö
(pop. 55,600), and Nybro
(pop. 12,598).
It is part of Glasriket, The Realm of Glass, where people have been producing glass products at least since the 17th century, and transported them to the rest of Sweden. The glassworks
in Emmaboda municipality are mainly Johansfors
, Åfors and Boda, the latter being one part of the supplier for the glass sculpturer Kosta Boda.
Those interested in nature activities will find many opportunities of fishing in the many lakes and streams stretching through the municipality.
s (also called a tätort or locality) in Emmaboda 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.
, the works about the Swedish emigration to North America, written by Vilhelm Moberg
that have spread around the world have put a focus on many places in the municipality mentioned in the novels. Moberg himself was born on a farm just north-west of the town Emmaboda in 1898, where a monument stone now stands since 1970. Nearby is also a small museum about the author. Duvemåla, the village where Karl Oskar and Kristina, the fictional main characters of the novels live, is also located in the municipality.
Historically, the dense forests in this area were a centre for Nils Dacke
's rebellion fights against King Gustav Vasa in the 16th century, causing the king great troubles for a while, until he sent down troops gathered from the other provinces of Sweden
. Naturally, the area today contains several remains and folk museums in honour of this time.
Every year in August, Emmaboda hosts a music festival called Emmabodafestivalen. The festival bill consists of various indie acts, mostly Swedish. In 2006 acts like José González
and Hello Saferide
played. The Magic Numbers
were scheduled to play, but were held up at an airport and could not make it.
s and mixers for waste water treatment and pumping (mining, construction, municipal and industrial markets), with some 1,400 employees in the municipality.
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
in Kalmar County
Kalmar County
Kalmar County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland....
, in south-eastern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Its seat is located in the town Emmaboda
Emmaboda
-Geography:Emmaboda is located in the middle of the Tri-City Region Växjö, Kalmar and Karlskrona. All three places are sixty kilometers from Emmaboda.-Culture:...
.
The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the market town (köping
Köping
This article deals with the Swedish denomination for a market town. For the city, see Köping, Sweden. For the municipality, see Köping Municipality....
) of Emmaboda (itself instituted in 1930) was amalgamated with three surrounding rural municipalities.
Geography
The municipality borders to the municipalities of NybroNybro Municipality
Nybro Municipality is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, with its seat in the town Nybro.The amalgamation of the City of Nybro with its surrounding municipalities took place in 1969....
, Kalmar
Kalmar Municipality
Kalmar Municipality is a municipality in Kalmar County, southeastern Sweden. The city of Kalmar is the municipal seat.The present municipality was created in 1971, when the City of Kalmar was amalgamated with five surrounding rural municipalities...
and Torsås
Torsås Municipality
Torsås Municipality is the southernmost municipality of Kalmar County, Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Torsås.The present municipality was created in 1971, when "old" Torsås was merged with Söderåkra....
in Kalmar County; to Karlskrona
Karlskrona Municipality
Karlskrona Municipality is a municipality in Blekinge County, southern Sweden. It borders to Emmaboda Municipality, Torsås Municipality and Ronneby Municipality...
and Ronneby
Ronneby Municipality
Ronneby Municipality is a municipality in Blekinge County in southern Sweden. It borders to Tingsryd Municipality, Emmaboda Municipality, Karlskrona Municipality and Karlshamn Municipality...
in Blekinge County
Blekinge County
Blekinge County is a county or län in the south of Sweden. It borders the Counties of Skåne, Kronoberg, Kalmar and the Baltic Sea. The capital is Karlskrona...
; and Tingsryd
Tingsryd Municipality
Tingsryd Municipality is a municipality in Småland, southern Sweden, in southeastern Kronoberg County, where the town Tingsryd is seat....
and Lessebo
Lessebo Municipality
Lessebo Municipality is a municipality in eastern Kronoberg County in southern Sweden, where the town Lessebo is seat.The nation-wide local government reform of 1971 saw the creation of the present municipality, when three surrounding municipalities were amalgamated with the market town of...
in Kronoberg County
Kronoberg County
Kronoberg County is a County or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar and Blekinge. Its capital is the city Växjö.- Province :For History, Geography and Culture see: Småland...
. The nearest cities in its vicinity are Kalmar
Kalmar
Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 62,767 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 233,776 inhabitants .From the thirteenth to the...
(pop. 35,170), Karlskrona
Karlskrona
Karlskrona is a locality and the seat of Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 35,212 inhabitants in 2010. It is also the capital of Blekinge County. Karlskrona is known as Sweden's only baroque city and is host to Sweden's only remaining naval base and the headquarters of the...
(pop. 32,606), Växjö
Växjö
Växjö is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 64 200 inhabitants in 2010. It is the administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kronoberg County. Furthermore it is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö. It has a population of about 64 200, out of a...
(pop. 55,600), and Nybro
Nybro
Nybro is a city and the seat of Nybro Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 12,598 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The name Nybro literally means New Bridge. It was founded as a market town in the 19th century, but rapidly transformed into an industrial town. In 1865 the town became a municipality...
(pop. 12,598).
It is part of Glasriket, The Realm of Glass, where people have been producing glass products at least since the 17th century, and transported them to the rest of Sweden. The glassworks
Glassworks
Glassworks is a chamber music work of six movements by Philip Glass. It is regarded as being a characteristically Glass-like work. Following his larger-scale concert and stage works, Glassworks was Philip Glass's successful attempt to create a more pop-oriented "Walkman-suitable" work, with...
in Emmaboda municipality are mainly Johansfors
Johansfors Glasbruk
Johansfors Glasbruk is a Swedish glass maker founded in 1891. The current factory with glassblowing and glass furnaces was built in 1955 at the same place where it began in 1891. The factory is also a shop and a museum....
, Åfors and Boda, the latter being one part of the supplier for the glass sculpturer Kosta Boda.
Those interested in nature activities will find many opportunities of fishing in the many lakes and streams stretching through the municipality.
Localities
There are 6 urban areaUrban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
s (also called a tätort or locality) in Emmaboda 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 | Emmaboda Emmaboda -Geography:Emmaboda is located in the middle of the Tri-City Region Växjö, Kalmar and Karlskrona. All three places are sixty kilometers from Emmaboda.-Culture:... |
4,968 |
| 2 | Vissefjärda Vissefjärda Vissefjärda is a locality situated in Emmaboda Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 673 inhabitants in 2005.... |
673 |
| 3 | Johansfors Johansfors Johansfors is a locality situated in Emmaboda Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 458 inhabitants in 2005.The Johansfors Glasbruk is a long established and well regarded glass maker.... |
458 |
| 4 | Långasjö Långasjö Långasjö is a locality situated in Emmaboda Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 340 inhabitants in 2005.... |
340 |
| 5 | Eriksmåla Eriksmåla Eriksmåla is a locality situated in Emmaboda Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 238 inhabitants in 2005.... |
238 |
| 6 | Boda glasbruk Boda glasbruk Boda glasbruk is a locality situated in Emmaboda Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 201 inhabitants in 2005.One of the glassworks of Kosta-Boda are situated here. The village was renamed from Förlångskvarn when the glassworks opened in 1874.... |
201 |
Culture
The EmigrantsThe Emigrants (novels)
The Emigrants is the collective name of a four novel suite by the Swedish author Vilhelm Moberg:*The Emigrants *Unto a Good Land *The Settlers *The Last Letter Home...
, the works about the Swedish emigration to North America, written by Vilhelm Moberg
Vilhelm Moberg
Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg was a Swedish author and historian, most commonly associated with his four novels known as The Emigrants Series.-Early life:...
that have spread around the world have put a focus on many places in the municipality mentioned in the novels. Moberg himself was born on a farm just north-west of the town Emmaboda in 1898, where a monument stone now stands since 1970. Nearby is also a small museum about the author. Duvemåla, the village where Karl Oskar and Kristina, the fictional main characters of the novels live, is also located in the municipality.
Historically, the dense forests in this area were a centre for Nils Dacke
Nils Dacke
Nils Dacke was the leader of a 16th century peasant revolt in Småland, southern Sweden called the Dacke War , fought against the Swedish king Gustav I. It was the most widespread and serious civil war in Swedish history and almost toppled the king.-Background:Gustav Vasa had come to power at the...
's rebellion fights against King Gustav Vasa in the 16th century, causing the king great troubles for a while, until he sent down troops gathered from the other provinces of Sweden
Provinces of Sweden
The provinces of Sweden, landskap, are historical, geographical and cultural regions. Sweden has 25 provinces and they have no administrative function, but remain historical legacies and the means of cultural identification....
. Naturally, the area today contains several remains and folk museums in honour of this time.
Every year in August, Emmaboda hosts a music festival called Emmabodafestivalen. The festival bill consists of various indie acts, mostly Swedish. In 2006 acts like José González
José González
José González is a Swedish-Argentine indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Gothenburg, Sweden.González is also a member of Swedish band Junip, along with Elias Araya and Tobias Winterkorn.- Biography :...
and Hello Saferide
Hello Saferide
Hello Saferide is a Swedish twee pop band fronted by songwriter Annika Norlin. According to Norlin's MySpace, the stage name "Hello Saferide" was "inspired by an intelligent bus driver in a drug-addicted small town, don't ask." The Swedish-language version of the band's biography identifies the...
played. The Magic Numbers
The Magic Numbers
The Magic Numbers are an English pop rock band comprising two pairs of brothers and sisters from Greenford. The group was formed in 2002, releasing their critically acclaimed debut album titled The Magic Numbers on 13 June 2005...
were scheduled to play, but were held up at an airport and could not make it.
Industry
The largest employer is ITT Water & Wastewater, with a world-wide reputation for their submersible pumpSubmersible pump
A submersible pump is a device which has a hermetically sealed motor close-coupled to the pump body. The whole assembly is submerged in the fluid to be pumped. The main advantage of this type of pump is that it prevents pump cavitation, a problem associated with a high elevation difference between...
s and mixers for waste water treatment and pumping (mining, construction, municipal and industrial markets), with some 1,400 employees in the municipality.
Sister cities
Emmaboda has seven sister cities; of these the municipality only has regular contact with the two listed at the bottom:- JeppoJeppo (village)Jeppo is a former municipality of Finland, now a village of Nykarleby. The population is about 1,100; 82% of whom are Swedish-speaking.KWH Mirka has a factory here that produces coated and non-woven abrasives....
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External links
- Emmaboda Municipality - Official site
- Glasriket - Tourism page, in Swedish, English and German
- Emmabodafestivalen
- ITT Water & Wastewater