Lessebo (municipality)

Lessebo municipality
coat of arms Location in Kronoberg County
State :	Sweden
Province (län):	Kronobergs län
Historical Province (landskap):	Småland
Main place:	Lessebo
SCB code:	0761
Residents :	8733 (December 31, 2019)
Area :	456.4 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density :	19.1 inhabitants / km²
Website :	www.lessebo.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 56 ° 45 '  N , 15 ° 16'  O Lessebo is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province Kronobergs Lan and the historical province Småland . The main town of the municipality is Lessebo .

Attractions

The community is in the heart of the Kingdom of Crystal . The Skruf, Kosta , Sea and Studioglas glassworks are located here . In addition to production, the next generation is also trained in the Kosta glascenter. The Grönåsen Älgpark is located in Kosta .

places

All of the following places are localities ( tatorter ) in the municipality:

• Lessebo
• Hovmantorp
• Kosta
• Lyuder
• Skruv

people

• Hugo Wieslander (1889–1976), track and field athlete
• Alf Önnerfors (1925–2019), classical and Middle Latin philologist
• Kurt Elmgren (* 1943), wrestler and Olympic participant in 1972
• Charlotte Nilsson (* 1974), pop and dan band singer

Web links

Commons : Lessebo Municipality  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

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1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)