Bor, Sweden
Bor | |
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Coordinates: 57°07′N 14°10′E / 57.117°N 14.167°ECoordinates: 57°07′N 14°10′E / 57.117°N 14.167°E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Småland |
County | Jönköping County |
Municipality | Värnamo Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 1,256 |
• Density | 798/km2 (2,070/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Bor (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈboːr])[2] is a locality situated in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 1,256 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Narrow gauge railway[]
Bor is the terminus of the 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) narrow gauge Ohsabanan, a museum railway from Os, 15 km away. The railway was constructed in the summer of 1910 and runs steam trains.
Notable people[]
- Freddy Söderberg - footballer
References[]
- ^ 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 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 5.
Categories:
- Populated places in Jönköping County
- Populated places in Värnamo Municipality
- Finnveden
- Jönköping County geography stubs