Högsby Municipality
Högsby Municipality
Högsby kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 57°10′N 16°02′E / 57.167°N 16.033°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Kalmar County |
| Seat | Högsby |
| Area | |
| • Total | 799.42 km2 (308.66 sq mi) |
| • Land | 751.11 km2 (290.01 sq mi) |
| • Water | 48.31 km2 (18.65 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,438 |
| • Density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Småland |
| Municipal code | 0821 |
| Website | www.hogsby.se |
Högsby Municipality (Swedish: Högsby kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Högsby.
The latest nationwide subdivision reform in Sweden was centred on the year 1971. In this area the amalgamation took place already in 1969 when Fagerhult joined Högsby.
The municipality has the smallest population of the municipalities of Kalmar County. The population increase has been insignificant - in 1908 the parish had some 5,000 inhabitants. The municipality itself was created with the Swedish municipal reform in 1971.
History[edit]
Högsby Municipality has a history tracing back to the medieval age, around 1,200 BC. In the 15th and 16th century it was involved in conquests by the Danish soldiers, and Swedish king Gustav Vasa in his quest to find revolutionary Nils Dacke hideout and supporters in the Småland forests demolished Högsby.
In the municipality are also several old churches of interests with some old archifacts.
Geography[edit]
In total, most of the municipality consists of forest and water areas; some of it has been made nature reserves hosting rare animals and plants.
Other sights are the streams and lakes that offer opportunities for fishing, bathing and canoeing, or just as nature experiences. It reflects itself in the coat of arms, showing water. The most notable streams are Emån and Alsterån; with Allgunnen being the largest lake.
Localities[edit]
There are 5 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Högsby 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 |
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| 1 | Högsby | 1,965 |
| 2 | Berga | 785 |
| 3 | Ruda | 608 |
| 4 | Fågelfors | 465 |
| 5 | Fagerhult | 235 |
Demographics[edit]
This is a demographic table based on Högsby Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]
In total there were 5,641 residents, including 3,988 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 44.2 % voted for the left coalition and 54.4 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
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| % | % | ||||||||
| Berga | 992 | 710 | 40.2 | 58.6 | 73 | 74 | 26 | 21,238 | 26 |
| Fagerhult | 611 | 457 | 37.7 | 60.1 | 77 | 79 | 21 | 21,319 | 25 |
| Fågelfors | 514 | 333 | 50.2 | 49.1 | 71 | 67 | 33 | 18,611 | 20 |
| Högsby | 2,201 | 1,599 | 51.5 | 47.1 | 74 | 72 | 28 | 21,705 | 24 |
| Ruda | 1,323 | 889 | 36.8 | 62.1 | 68 | 69 | 31 | 19,732 | 21 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
International relations[edit]
Twin towns — sister cities[edit]
The municipality is twinned with:
References[edit]
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Högsby i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
External links[edit]
- Högsby Municipality - Official site
- (in Swedish) Article Högsby from Nordisk Familjebok
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