Oxelösund is a locality and the seat of Oxelösund Municipality

Oxelösund Municipality

Oxelösund Municipality is a municipality in Södermanland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Oxelösund....

 in Södermanland County

Södermanland County

Södermanland County is a county or län on the south east coast of Sweden. It borders the counties of Östergötland, Örebro, Västmanland, Uppsala, Stockholm and to the Baltic sea....

, Sweden with 10,843 inhabitants in 2005.

History

The harbour at Oxelösund has been used for at least 500 years. In the 19th century, an increased extraction from the Mining district of Central Sweden (e.g. Bergslagen), made Oxelösund a harbour of transport. A local railroad company was established in 1873, and bought virtually the entire peninsula which at the time belonged to the estates of the Stjärnholm Castle.

An iron works was constructed in 1913, and the community Oxelösund expanded, with the harbour, rail road and iron works being its cornerstones.

In 1950, the city was sufficiently developed to get the title of a city and was one of the last towns to receive City status in Sweden

City status in Sweden

Stad is a Swedish term which nominally means town but can also encompass the English word "city". Since 1971 stad has had no administrative or legal significance in Sweden and there exists no commonly accepted definition of the term.-History :...

. Since 1971 this status is obsolete, but Oxelösund is the seat of a municipality with the same territory, one of the smallest in the country.

In November 2011, Oxelösund will host the Nordic Under-21 Championships in Underwater Rugby.

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