Sölvesborg Municipality
Sölvesborg Municipality
Sölvesborgs kommun | |
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 Sölvesborg City Hall | |
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| Coordinates: 56°03′N 14°35′E / 56.050°N 14.583°ECoordinates: 56°03′N 14°35′E / 56.050°N 14.583°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Blekinge County |
| Seat | Sölvesborg |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,106.4 km2 (427.2 sq mi) |
| • Land | 185.31 km2 (71.55 sq mi) |
| • Water | 921.09 km2 (355.63 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 17,452 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Blekinge |
| Municipal code | 1083 |
| Website | www.solvesborg.se |
Sölvesborg Municipality (Sölvesborgs kommun) is a municipality in Blekinge County in South Sweden in southern Sweden. It borders to Bromölla Municipality, Olofström Municipality and Karlshamn Municipality. The town Sölvesborg is the seat of the municipality.
The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the City of Sölvesborg was amalgamated with the rural municipalities Gammalstorp and Mjällby.
Politics[]
The was formed ahead of the 2002 election by a group of former Green Party members. Party councillors are Dan Boberg and Bo Sandquist.
In the 2002 elections the party got 4.7% of the votes (472 votes) and two seats in the municipal assembly (kommunfullmäktige)
In the 2006 elections the party got 2.7% of the votes (277 votes) and one seat in the municipal assembly.
The municipality otherwise reflect the same political majorities as in its neighbouring municipalities of Bromölla, Olofström and Karlshamn.
In December 2018 Louise Erixon, partner of Jimmie Åkesson, the populist party's leader of Sweden Democrats, was made mayor of Sölvesborg.
Localities[]
There are 10 urban areas (also called a Tätort or locality) in Sölvesborg Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
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| 1 | Sölvesborg | 7,883 |
| 2 | Mjällby | 1,272 |
| 3 | Hällevik | 776 |
| 3 | Hörvik | 776 |
| 5 | Norje | 674 |
| 6 | Nogersund | 532 |
| 7 | Pukavik | 283 |
| 8 | Lörby | 243 |
| 9 | Ysane | 212 |
| 10 | Valjeviken | 211 |
A minor part of Valje is also situated in the municipality. The main part of Valje is, however, in Bromölla Municipality.
Parishes[]
All parishes belonged to Lister Hundred:
International relations[]
Twin towns — Sister cities[]
Sölvesborg is twinned[3] with:
Bornholm in Denmark (since 1947, until 2003 Nexø)
Malbork in Poland (since 1999)
Wolgast in Germany (since 1994)
Sortavala in Russia (since 1997)
Ukmerge in Lithuania (since 2000)
References[]
- ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
- ^ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2019" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2010-01-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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