Borensberg

Borensberg
Borensberg
	Göta hotell
	Borensberg Borensberg
	Coordinates: 58°34′N 15°17′E / 58.567°N 15.283°E
Country	Sweden
Province	Östergötland
County	Östergötland County
Municipality	Motala Municipality
Area
• Total	2.40 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)
• Total	2,886
• Density	1,201/km2 (3,110/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Borensberg (Swedish pronunciation: [bʊrɛnsˈbærj] ^ⓘ)^[2] is a locality situated in Motala Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 2,886 inhabitants in 2010.^[1] It is located 15 km east of Motala next to the Göta kanal and lake Boren, and has some factories including the plastic sheet manufacturer Arla Plast.

History[edit]

The original name of the town was Husbyfjöl, as which it was first mentioned 17 April 1307. It is known to have been the place of a bridge on the Skänninge-Örebro road since former times. It is known to have hosted a pub during the reign of queen Christina of Sweden.

The building of Göta Canal had a major impact on the town.

Borensberg municipality was formed in 1952 through a merger of Brunneby, Klockrike och Kristberg municipalities. This area has been part of Motala municipality since 1971.

Events[edit]

Husbyfjöl market is held annually, on the first Saturday of September.

Transportation[edit]

Busses to and from Borensberg include Östgötatrafiken's line 520, 52, 53 (Linköping - Motala) and 51 (Linköping - Borensberg). Linköping/Saab Airport is the closest commercial airport, roughly 35 minutes away.

Sports[edit]

The following sports clubs are located in Borensberg:

Kristbergs IF
Borensbergs IF
Tjällmo-Godegårds OK
Borensbergs IBC

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 6.

[scb-1] "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

[2] Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 6.

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