Degerhamn

Degerhamn
Degerhamn
State :	Sweden
Province  (län):	Kalmar Lan
Historical Province (landskap):	Öland
Municipality  :	Mörbylånga
Coordinates :	56 ° 21 ′  N , 16 ° 25 ′  E Coordinates: 56 ° 21 ′  N , 16 ° 25 ′  E
SCB code :	2152
Status:	Crime scene
Residents :	338 (December 31, 2015)
Area :	1.26 km²
Population density :	268 inhabitants / km²
List of perpetrators in Kalmar County

Degerhamn is a municipality belonging to Mörbylånga ( Tatort ) on the Swedish island of Öland in the province of Kalmar län and the historic province of Öland.

The place is in the southwest of the island on Kalmar Sound . Road 136 runs east of the village. Stora Alvaret extends to the east .

economy

Unlike most other places in Öland, Degerhamn has an industrial character. Alum was extracted from Öland slate here as early as 1723 , which was temporarily exported to Russia . The old alum factory is still in ruins.

Today there is a cement factory in Degerhamn . The place also has a fishing port .

Attractions

The Eketorp ramparts, built in the Viking Age , are located on the territory of the municipality .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistiska centralbyrån : Land area per Tatort, folkmängd and invånare per square kilometer. Vart femte år 1960 - 2015 (database query)
2. ↑ Gerhard Austrup, Sweden , Dormagen 2001, ISBN 3-923975-51-1 , page 269