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Olofström Municipality

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72: 57: 1320: 1181: 1198: 1173: 1151: 45: 914:, is the largest employer in Olofström with 2,400 employees, and some more working in other companies connected to this industry. The Volvo industry, with related production, is probably the main reason that the municipality's commuting surplus (as of 2005) is almost 2,000 a day, with many workers coming from the neighboring municipalities of a.o. 985: 565: 514:
In total there were 13,243 residents, including 10,168 Swedish citizens of voting age. 44.1% voted for the left coalition and 55.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
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The municipality is covered with forests and lakes. It labels itself "The southernmost wildlife in Sweden", probably because there are scarcely any forests or lakes south of the Blekinge province.
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The amalgamation of the former units in this area took place in 1967 when the market town Olofström (itself detached from Jämshög in 1941) was merged with Kyrkhult and Jämshög.
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In the table the urban areas and localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2006. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
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Vilshult is a small village within the municipality, situated 10 km north of the central locality of Olofström. It is recognised for a
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The highest point in the province and county of Blekinge, Rävabacken (189,65 m), is located in the northern part of the municipality.
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The increased use of cars in the 1950s and 60's was the great boost for the municipality. Today the car industry, dominated by
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This is a demographic table based on Olofström Municipality's electoral districts in the
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In addition to that, there is one more recognized locality. 568: 1476: 1354: 930: 541: 251: 1445: 431: 359: 309: 1455: 1344: 536: 417: 341: 143: 351: 1339: 1015: 911: 97: 84: 1334: 270: 208: 1440: 470: 1461: 1450: 457: 444: 263: 246: 1349: 44: 1426: 1372: 234: 213: 119: 1074: 1387: 1244: 1084: 517: 933:(PV) modules factory that has been located there since 2001. 950:"Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" 283: 986:"Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" 1011: 1009: 1007: 1433: 1327: 1282: 279: 269: 257: 245: 224: 207: 199: 191: 186: 178: 170: 162: 154: 149: 137: 125: 113: 21: 1035: 1033: 1031: 350:Notable person that Olofström counts as theirs is 1041:"Valresultat 2022 för Olofström i riksdagsvalet" 1016:Olofström Municipality, statistics (in Swedish) 1399: 1256: 1096: 295: 8: 358:(1904-1978; prize in 1974) who was born in 1406: 1392: 1384: 1263: 1249: 1241: 1103: 1089: 1081: 18: 1111:Places adjacent to Olofström Municipality 507:'s election platform, in turn taken from 398: 941: 878: 278: 256: 244: 206: 185: 166:389.79 km (150.50 sq mi) 158:413.43 km (159.63 sq mi) 148: 136: 112: 77: 68: 50: 41: 16:Municipality in Blekinge County, Sweden 381:There are 5 localities classified as 268: 223: 198: 190: 177: 169: 161: 153: 124: 7: 1118: 174:23.64 km (9.13 sq mi) 14: 1488:Municipalities of Blekinge County 344:is the seat of the municipality. 1318: 1196: 1179: 1171: 1149: 70: 55: 43: 1: 1197: 1150: 501:2022 Swedish general election 1180: 1172: 956:. 2014-01-01. Archived from 1504: 846: 814: 782: 750: 718: 686: 654: 622: 182:Area as of 1 January 2014. 1363: 1316: 1116: 520: 362:within the municipality. 318:Kristianstad Municipality 300:) is the only landlocked 78: 69: 51: 42: 33: 25: 1025:Retrieved on 2008-04-13 326:Sölvesborg Municipality 1483:Olofström Municipality 1419:Olofström Municipality 330:Karlshamn Municipality 296: 292:Olofström Municipality 23:Olofström Municipality 511:official statistics. 334:Tingsryd Municipality 322:Bromölla Municipality 226: • Summer ( 203:32/km (82/sq mi) 338:Älmhult Municipality 200: • Density 1047:. 11 September 2022 992:. February 22, 2024 783:Olofström-Vilshult 94: /  1368:Counties of Sweden 1021:2010-08-23 at the 192: • Total 171: • Water 155: • Total 1470: 1469: 1381: 1380: 1238: 1237: 1233: 1232: 1075:Tourism Olofström 990:Statistics Sweden 954:Statistics Sweden 886: 885: 492: 491: 314:Osby Municipality 297:Olofströms kommun 289: 288: 163: • Land 98:56.267°N 14.533°E 27:Olofströms kommun 1495: 1408: 1401: 1394: 1385: 1322: 1265: 1258: 1251: 1242: 1200: 1199: 1183: 1182: 1175: 1174: 1153: 1152: 1119: 1105: 1098: 1091: 1082: 1057: 1056: 1054: 1052: 1037: 1026: 1013: 1002: 1001: 999: 997: 982: 976: 975: 973: 972: 966: 946: 719:Kyrkhult-Hemsjö 576: 571: 562: 555: 548: 543: 538: 533: 526: 518: 399: 312:. 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Municipality

Coat of arms of Olofström Municipality

56°16′N 14°32′E / 56.267°N 14.533°E / 56.267; 14.533
Country
Sweden
County
Blekinge County
Seat
Olofström
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
ISO 3166 code
SE
Province
Blekinge
Municipal code
www.olofstrom.se
municipality
Blekinge County
South Sweden
Osby Municipality
Kristianstad Municipality
Bromölla Municipality
Sölvesborg Municipality

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