Hultsfred (municipality)
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State : | Sweden | ||||
Province (län): | Kalmar Lan | ||||
Historical Province (landskap): | Småland | ||||
Main place: | Hultsfred | ||||
SCB code: | 0860 | ||||
Residents : | 14,224 (December 31, 2019) | ||||
Area : | 1187 km² (January 1, 2016) | ||||
Population density : | 12 inhabitants / km² | ||||
Website : | www.hultsfred.se | ||||
List of municipalities in Sweden |
Coordinates: 57 ° 30 ′ N , 15 ° 51 ′ O Hultsfred is a municipality ( Swedish commun ) in the Swedish province of Kalmar län and the historic province of Småland . The main town of the municipality is Hultsfred .
Historically, "Hultsfred" comes from Old Swedish and means "forest peace".
Attractions
The Hultsfred Festival has been held in Hultsfred every June since 1986 , previously the largest rock and pop music festival in Scandinavia.
The narrow-gauge museum railway “Smalspåret” runs from Hultsfred via Ankarsrum to Västervik .
places
The following places are localities ( tatorter ):
In the municipality of Hultsfred there is also the town of Lönneberga , where the writer Astrid Lindgren set the story of Michel from Lönneberga .
Web links
Commons : Hultsfred Municipality - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Official website (Swedish, English and German)
- Hultsfredsfestivalen
- Narrow gauge railway
Individual evidence
- ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
- ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)