Boxholm

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]

For the community in the United States, see Boxholm, Iowa.
Boxholm
Boxholm
Boxholm
Coordinates: 58°12′N 15°03′E
CountrySweden
ProvinceÖstergötland
CountyÖstergötland County
MunicipalityBoxholm Municipality
Area
[1]
 • 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

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

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Boxholm:

References
  1. "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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