Sölvesborg Municipality is a 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 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...

 in southern Sweden

Sweden

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. It borders to Bromölla Municipality

Bromölla Municipality

Bromölla Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Bromölla.Bromölla was in 1967 reunited with Ivetofta...

, Olofström Municipality

Olofström Municipality

Olofström Municipality is the only inland municipality of Blekinge County in southern Sweden. It borders to Osby Municipality, Kristianstad Municipality, Bromölla Municipality, Sölvesborg Municipality, Karlshamn Municipality, Tingsryd Municipality, and Älmhult Municipality...

 and Karlshamn Municipality

Karlshamn Municipality

Karlshamn Municipality is a municipality in Blekinge County in southern Sweden. It borders to Olofström Municipality, Sölvesborg Municipality, Ronneby Municipality and Tingsryd Municipality...

. The town Sölvesborg

Sölvesborg

Sölvesborg is a locality and the seat of Sölvesborg Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 7,883 inhabitants in 2005.Sölvesborg is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a city...

 is the seat of the municipality.

The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the City of Sölvesborg was amalgamated with the rural municipalities Gammalstorp and Mjällby.

Politics

The Sölvesborg Party

Sölvesborg Party

The Sölvesborg Party a local political party in Sölvesborg, Sweden. Formed ahead of the 2002 election by a group of former Green Party members. Party councilors are Dan Boberg and Bo Sandquist....

 was formed ahead of the 2002 election by a group of former Green Party members. Party councillors are Dan Boberg and Bo Sandquist.

In the 2002 elections the party got 4.7% of the votes (472 votes) and two seats in the municipal assembly (kommunfullmäktige)

In the 2006 elections the party got 2.7% of the votes (277 votes) and one seat in the municipal assemblyl.

The municipality otherwise reflect the same political majorities as in its neighbouring municipalitiess of Bromölla

Bromölla

Bromölla is a locality and the seat of Bromölla Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 7,428 inhabitants in 2005.The town of Bromölla only consisted of a few houses until it began to grow about 100 years ago around a newly established limestone quarry, leading to the establishment of several...

, Olofström

Olofström

Olofström is a locality and the seat of Olofström Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 7,382 inhabitants in 2005.The increased use of cars in the 1950s and 60s was the great boost for the municipality...

 and Karlshamn

Karlshamn

Karlshamn is a locality and the seat of Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 12,957 inhabitants of the city core and 30 918 in the municipality ....

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Localities

There are 10 urban area

Urban 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 Sölvesborg 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	Sölvesborg Sölvesborg Sölvesborg is a locality and the seat of Sölvesborg Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 7,883 inhabitants in 2005.Sölvesborg is, despite its small population, for historical reasons normally still referred to as a city...	7,883
2	Mjällby Mjällby Mjällby is a locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 1,272 inhabitants in 2005. It is located on the Listerlandet peninsula....	1,272
3	Hällevik Hällevik Hällevik is a locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 776 inhabitants in 2005.The Hällevik arboretum is situated in the northern part of the Stenshuvud National park . It contains matured trees and shrubs from other countries . At the turn of the century the...	776
3	Hörvik Hörvik Hörvik is a locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 776 inhabitants in 2005....	776
5	Norje Norje Norje is a locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 674 inhabitants in 2005.Since 1998, the rock/metal festival Sweden Rock Festival is being held here....	674
6	Nogersund Nogersund Nogersund is a locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 532 inhabitants in 2005....	532
7	Pukavik Pukavik Pukavik is a bimunicipal locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality and Karlshamn Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden with 283 inhabitants in 2005....	283
8	Lörby Lörby Lörby is a locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 243 inhabitants in 2005....	243
9	Ysane Ysane Ysane is a locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 212 inhabitants in 2005. It was its own municipality between 1861 and 1952. The community was built around the church, which stems from the late 13th century....	212
10	Valjeviken Valjeviken Valjeviken is a locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 211 inhabitants in 2005....	211

A minor part of Valje

Valje

Valje is a bimunicipal locality divided by Bromölla Municipality, Skåne County and Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County in Sweden and has 771 inhabitants in 2005. The small river Sissebäck making up the border between the municipalities. The greater part is in Scania, with about 10 % of the...

 is also situated in the municipality. The main part of Valje is, however, in Bromölla Municipality

Bromölla Municipality

Bromölla Municipality is a municipality in Skåne County in southern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Bromölla.Bromölla was in 1967 reunited with Ivetofta...

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Parishes

All parishes belonged to Lister Hundred:

• Gammalstorp Parish
• Mjällby Parish
• Sölvesborg Parish
• Ysane Parish

Twin towns — Sister cities

Sölvesborg is twinned

Town twinning

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  with:
Bornholm

Bornholm

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 in Denmark

Denmark

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 (since 1947, until 2003 Nexø) Malbork

Malbork

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 in Poland

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 (since 1999) Wolgast

Wolgast

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 in Germany

Germany

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 (since 1994) Sortavala

Sortavala

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 in Russia

Russia

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 (since 1997) Ukmerge

Ukmerge

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 in Lithuania

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(since 2000)

External links

• Sölvesborg Municipality - Official site