Mönsterås Municipality
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Mönsterås Municipality is a municipality
in Kalmar County
, south-eastern Sweden
, with its seat located in the town Mönsterås
.
Mönsterås was an original market town köping
, which in 1952 was united with the rural municipality by the same name. By the local government reform of 1971 it became a municipality of unitary type and amalgamated
with Fliseryd and Ålem in 1974.
The coastal line is signified by an archipelago
with some 300 islands and islets, whereof two are nature reserve
s. On the island farthest from land, the lighthouse
of Dämman was built in 1873; an automatic lighthouse has replaced its function, but the house itself is visited by tourists and conferences.
The geography of the rest is by some parts covered with forests, as the Småland
province generally is. There is also some agricultural areas closer to the sea. There are two rivers flowing through the municipality towards to sea: Emån
and Alsterån
, that designate the wildlife and geography.
The municipal arms show the ridge which the town centre with its church has been situated on since the medieval age. The cross symbolizes the Knights Hospitallers, a monastic order that was built in the town in the fifteenth century and had a large influence on its development. It is an etymological design showing the origin of the name of the municipality: Mönster comes from monastery while ås means ridge.
s (also called a Tätort or locality) in Mönsterås Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2007. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
Municipalities of Sweden
The municipalities of Sweden are the local government entities of Sweden. The current 290 municipalities are organized into 21 counties...
in Kalmar County
Kalmar County
Kalmar County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Kronoberg, Jönköping, Blekinge and Östergötland. To the east in the Baltic Sea is the island Gotland....
, south-eastern Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, with its seat located in the town Mönsterås
Mönsterås
Mönsterås is a locality and the seat of Mönsterås Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 4,744 inhabitants in 2005.Mönsterås is associated with the Swedish poet Carl Boberg, particularly his 1885 writing of the lyrics for the eminent hymn "O Store Gud" .- References :...
.
Mönsterås was an original market town köping
Köping
This article deals with the Swedish denomination for a market town. For the city, see Köping, Sweden. For the municipality, see Köping Municipality....
, which in 1952 was united with the rural municipality by the same name. By the local government reform of 1971 it became a municipality of unitary type and amalgamated
Amalgamation (politics)
A merger or amalgamation in a political or administrative sense is the combination of two or more political or administrative entities such as municipalities , counties, districts, etc. into a single entity. This term is used when the process occurs within a sovereign entity...
with Fliseryd and Ålem in 1974.
The coastal line is signified by an archipelago
Archipelago
An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...
with some 300 islands and islets, whereof two are nature reserve
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
s. On the island farthest from land, the lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
of Dämman was built in 1873; an automatic lighthouse has replaced its function, but the house itself is visited by tourists and conferences.
The geography of the rest is by some parts covered with forests, as the Småland
Småland
' is a historical province in southern Sweden.Småland borders Blekinge, Scania or Skåne, Halland, Västergötland, Östergötland and the island Öland in the Baltic Sea. The name Småland literally means Small Lands. . The latinized form Smolandia has been used in other languages...
province generally is. There is also some agricultural areas closer to the sea. There are two rivers flowing through the municipality towards to sea: Emån
Emån
Emån is a stream in southern Sweden, rising just north of Bodafors in the highlands of Småland and running approximately 220 kilometers to the Baltic Sea just south of Oskarshamn....
and Alsterån
Alsterån
Alsterån is a river in Sweden....
, that designate the wildlife and geography.
The municipal arms show the ridge which the town centre with its church has been situated on since the medieval age. The cross symbolizes the Knights Hospitallers, a monastic order that was built in the town in the fifteenth century and had a large influence on its development. It is an etymological design showing the origin of the name of the municipality: Mönster comes from monastery while ås means ridge.
Localities
There are 5 urban areaUrban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
s (also called a Tätort or locality) in Mönsterås Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2007. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mönsterås Mönsterås Mönsterås is a locality and the seat of Mönsterås Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 4,744 inhabitants in 2005.Mönsterås is associated with the Swedish poet Carl Boberg, particularly his 1885 writing of the lyrics for the eminent hymn "O Store Gud" .- References :... |
4,783 |
| 2 | Blomstermåla Blomstermåla Blomstermåla is a locality situated in Mönsterås Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,562 inhabitants in 2005.... |
1,599 |
| 3 | Timmernabben Timmernabben Timmernabben is a locality situated in Mönsterås Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,341 inhabitants in 2005. Nowadays it is mainly a commuter village on the Baltic coast with hardly any own industry or service... |
1,425 |
| 4 | Ålem Ålem Ålem is a locality situated in Mönsterås Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 797 inhabitants in 2005.... |
1015 |
| 5 | Fliseryd Fliseryd Fliseryd is a locality situated in Mönsterås Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 710 inhabitants in 2005.... |
762 |
External links
- Mönsterås Municipality - Official site