Högsby
| Högsby | |
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Högsby Church | |
  Högsby  Högsby | |
| Coordinates: 57°10′N 16°02′E / 57.167°N 16.033°ECoordinates: 57°10′N 16°02′E / 57.167°N 16.033°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Småland |
| County | Kalmar County |
| Municipality | Högsby Municipality |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,881 |
| • Density | 711/km2 (1,840/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Högsby is a locality and the seat of Högsby Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,881 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Other "big" places in the Högsby Municipality are: Långemåla, Fågelfors, Berga and Fagerhult. None of these have more than 500 inhabitants. Långemåla is probably the smallest of the mentioned.
Högsby Tätort
The village or town of Högsby is the seat of the Högsby Municipality, and one of the smallest municipalities in Kalmar County. It has one ICA, one COOP Konsum and a small mall containing five shops; Karlsson, Art Gallery and Furniture, Mirka's makeup, RingUp and a small bakery. Högsby is also home of Högsby Educational Centre (Högsby Utbildningscenter), commonly referred to as HUC. It's a small school, with less than 160 pupils, all between 16 and 19 years old. HUC is a so-called "Gymnasium" which in British and American school systems would be something in the middle between High School and College. [2]
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- 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ↑ http://www.hogsby.se
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