Sölvesborg Municipality

Sölvesborg Municipality
Sölvesborgs kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Blekinge County
Seat Sölvesborg
Area[1]
 • 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 2017)[2]
 • Total 17,455
 • 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 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 municipalitiess of Bromölla, Olofström and Karlshamn.

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.

#LocalityPopulation
1Sölvesborg7,883
2Mjällby1,272
3Hällevik776
3Hörvik776
5Norje674
6Nogersund532
7Pukavik283
8Lörby243
9Ysane212
10Valjeviken211

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:

  • Gammalstorp Parish
  • Mjällby Parish
  • Sölvesborg Parish
  • Ysane Parish

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Sölvesborg is twinned [3] with:

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2017" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 21, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2010-01-10.

Coordinates: 56°03′N 14°35′E / 56.050°N 14.583°E / 56.050; 14.583

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