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.
Sölvesborg Municipality
Sölvesborgs kommun | |
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 Sölvesborg City Hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 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 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 17,475 |
| • 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 |
The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the City of Sölvesborg was amalgamated with the rural municipalities Gammalstorp and Mjällby.
Politics
editThe Sölvesborg Party 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
editThere 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Demographics
editThis is a demographic table based on Sölvesborg 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 17,519 residents, including 13,897 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 35.4% voted for the left coalition and 63.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | ||||||||
| Falkvik | 2,447 | 1,875 | 36.3 | 62.6 | 81 | 82 | 18 | 24,934 | 35 |
| Furulund | 2,403 | 1,961 | 44.9 | 53.7 | 73 | 77 | 23 | 20,533 | 35 |
| Gammalstorp | 1,232 | 952 | 25.3 | 73.7 | 85 | 87 | 13 | 25,622 | 28 |
| Hjortakroken | 1,496 | 1,109 | 43.8 | 55.7 | 75 | 77 | 23 | 23,729 | 30 |
| Hällevik | 1,578 | 1,308 | 28.7 | 69.6 | 85 | 94 | 6 | 25,731 | 39 |
| Hörvik | 1,210 | 988 | 25.9 | 72.9 | 86 | 94 | 6 | 26,862 | 33 |
| Mjällby | 1,935 | 1,504 | 31.6 | 67.4 | 76 | 83 | 17 | 22,303 | 25 |
| Möllebacken | 2,300 | 1,799 | 38.7 | 60.5 | 86 | 89 | 11 | 26,915 | 42 |
| Norje | 1,418 | 1,138 | 34.6 | 64.4 | 81 | 87 | 13 | 24,823 | 25 |
| Siretorp | 1,500 | 1,263 | 36.1 | 62.8 | 83 | 91 | 9 | 26,236 | 35 |
| Source: SVT[3] | |||||||||
Parishes
editAll parishes belonged to Lister Hundred:
International relations
editTwin towns — Sister cities
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References
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 Sölvesborg i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Vänorter- Sölvesborgs kommun". Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
External links
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- Sölvesborg Municipality - Official site