Boxholm Municipality (Swedish: Boxholms kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the industrial town of Boxholm.
Boxholm Municipality
Boxholms kommun | |
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 Boxholm Library | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 58°12′N 15°03′E / 58.200°N 15.050°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Östergötland County |
| Seat | Boxholm |
| Area | |
| • Total | 603.87 km2 (233.16 sq mi) |
| • Land | 525.77 km2 (203.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 78.1 km2 (30.2 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,523 |
| • Density | 9.1/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Östergötland |
| Municipal code | 0560 |
| Website | www.boxholm.se |
The present municipality was formed in 1971, when the market town (köping) Boxholm (itself instituted in 1947) was amalgamated with Södra Göstring and a parish (Rinna) from the dissolved municipality of Folkunga.
Localities
editDemographics
editThis is a demographic table based on Boxholm Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]
In total there were 5,511 residents, including 4,307 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 48.6% voted for the left coalition and 50.0% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
| Location | Residents | Citizen adults |
Left vote | Right vote | Employed | Swedish parents |
Foreign heritage |
Income SEK |
Degree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Boxholm V | 2,169 | 1,672 | 49.1 | 49.5 | 82 | 83 | 17 | 26,033 | 25 |
| Boxholm Ö-Malexander | 1,999 | 1,574 | 51.9 | 46.8 | 81 | 89 | 11 | 23,877 | 30 |
| Strålsnäs-Åsbo-Ekeby | 1,343 | 1,061 | 43.6 | 55.4 | 84 | 94 | 6 | 26,288 | 32 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
History
editThe earliest human traces are from the Stone Age, circa 8000 BC. From some later times, the Nordic Bronze Age, are several remains such as cists and gravefields. And from the Viking Age, ca 800–1,000 AD, are seven kept runestones.
After the christianisation of Sweden, churches were built in the 12th and 13th century, and several churches have their foundation from that time.
The name "Boxholm" is first to be found in the 16th century, as the name of a manor by Arvid Stenbock. Boxholm thus comes from "Bock's holm" (holm a modern Swedish and Old Norse word for islet).
An iron works was constructed in 1754, and a community grew up around it. The major expansion were however made in the 1850–1900.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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 och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Valresultat 2022 för Boxholm i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
External links
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Media related to Boxholm Municipality at Wikimedia Commons- Boxholm Municipality - Official site
