Boxholm (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈbʊ̂ksˌhɔlm],[3] [ˈbɔ̂ks-], traditionally also [bʊksˈhɔ̌lm],[4] [bɔks-][5]) is a locality and the seat of Boxholm Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden with 3,194 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Boxholm
Boxholm is located in Östergötland
Boxholm
Boxholm
Boxholm is located in Sweden
Boxholm
Boxholm
Coordinates: 58°12′N 15°03′E / 58.200°N 15.050°E / 58.200; 15.050
CountrySweden
ProvinceÖstergötland
CountyÖstergötland County
MunicipalityBoxholm Municipality
Area
 • Total4.39 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)[2]
 • Total3,846
 • Density880/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ClimateDfb

Economy

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Steel production company Ovako has a production site in Boxholm with approximately 200 employees.[6]

Sports

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The following sports clubs are located in Boxholm:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Statistiska tätorter 2020, befolkning, landareal, befolkningstäthet". Statistics Sweden. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ boxholm in Nationalencyklopedin online. Read 13 maj 2022.
  4. ^ Archive post for Boxholm” (pdf, ID 3443622). Institutet för språk och folkminnen. 1930. Read 13 maj 2022.
  5. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 6.
  6. ^ Boxholm - Ovako
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