Olofström Municipality
Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Olofström Municipality (Olofströms kommun) is the only landlocked municipality in Blekinge County, South Sweden. It borders to Osby Municipality, Kristianstad Municipality, Bromölla Municipality, Sölvesborg Municipality, Karlshamn Municipality, Tingsryd Municipality, and Älmhult Municipality. The town of Olofström is the seat of the municipality.
Olofström Municipality
Olofströms kommun | |
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Coordinates: 56°16′N 14°32′E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Blekinge County |
Seat | Olofström |
Area | |
• Total | 413.43 km2 (159.63 sq mi) |
• Land | 389.79 km2 (150.50 sq mi) |
• Water | 23.64 km2 (9.13 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 13,061 |
• Density | 32/km2 (82/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Blekinge |
Municipal code | 1060 |
Website | www.olofstrom.se |
The amalgamation of the former units in this area took place in 1967 when the market town Olofström (itself detached from Jämshög in 1941) was merged with Kyrkhult and Jämshög.
Notable person that Olofström counts as theirs is Nobel Prize winning author Harry Martinson (1904-1978; prize in 1974) who was born in Jämshög within the municipality.