Torsås Municipality

Torsås Municipality
Torsås kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Kalmar County
Seat Torsås
Area[1]
 • Total 605.23 km2 (233.68 sq mi)
 • Land 468.41 km2 (180.85 sq mi)
 • Water 136.82 km2 (52.83 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
 • Total 6,968
 • Density 12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Småland
Municipal code 0834
Website www.torsas.se

Torsås Municipality (Torsås kommun, Torsås meaning "Thor's ridge") 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.

The geography consists mainly of forests, not uncommon in Småland province. Located by the Baltic Sea, it has been somewhat cultivated too and there are some plains.

Being scarsely populated, Torsås Municipality tries to attract people to settle there, boasting its nature and the advantages of a small municipality while being no more than 30 minutes away from the larger towns of Kalmar and Karlskrona.

Interesting locations in the municipality includes a monument honouring the Treaty of Brömsebro between Denmark and Sweden 1645, and the Garpen lighthouse, located on a small islet outside the coast, where one can spend the night on a hostel. Those interested in curiosities might also find it worthwhile to have a look at the world's largest wooden ladle, weighing 350 kg, located in Gullabo.

Localities

There are 3 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Torsås 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 Torsås 1,829
2 Bergkvara 974
3 Söderåkra 963

A part of the locality Brömsebro is also in the municipality.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
The world's largest wooden ladle, located in Gullabo, is 4.64 metres tall and 1.07 metres wide.

Coordinates: 56°24′N 16°00′E / 56.400°N 16.000°E / 56.400; 16.000

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