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Högsby

Coordinates: 57°10′N 16°02′E / 57.167°N 16.033°E / 57.167; 16.033
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Högsby
Högsby Church
Högsby is located in Kalmar
Högsby
Högsby
Högsby is located in Sweden
Högsby
Högsby
Coordinates: 57°10′N 16°02′E / 57.167°N 16.033°E / 57.167; 16.033
CountrySweden
ProvinceSmåland
CountyKalmar County
MunicipalityHögsby Municipality
Area
 • Total2.65 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total1,881
 • Density711/km2 (1,840/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Högsby is a locality and the seat of Högsby Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,881 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Other towns in the Högsby Municipality are Långemåla, Fågelfors, Berga and Fagerhult, of which Långemåla is probably the smallest.

Högsby tätort

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The town of Högsby is the seat of the Högsby Municipality, which itself is part of Kalmar County. The town has a local mall Karlsson Varuhus,[2] located closely with other local shops and businesses such as a thai restaurant (Bhann Thai [3]), a second hand shop,[4] a café, and a local gym.[5] Högsby also has one ICA supermarket, one COOP Konsum supermarket and a few local pizzerias. In the center of the town there is another second hand shop, Kupan, which is part of the Red Cross[6] [7]

Sights

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Högsby has the river Emån running through the town,[8] which is commonly used for canoeing and fishing. A museum about the actress Greta Garbo, opened in 1998, is located in the center of Högsby.[9] This is in large due to that her mother originated from Högsby. Bokhultet is a nature reserve located outside Högsby; it has a significant number of rare plants and insects.[10]

Education

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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.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Karlsson". Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  3. ^ "Bann Thai - Högsby kommun". Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  4. ^ "Lindra | Bra för både människa och miljö". Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  5. ^ "Malen Gym – för dig som vill bli stark". Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  6. ^ "Mötesplats Kupan Högsby - Röda Korset Högsby kommun". Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-12-28.
  7. ^ "Högsby kommun - en kommun i Kalmar län, Småland. - Högsby kommun". Archived from the original on 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  8. ^ "Om Högsby kommun - Högsby kommun". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2017-11-03.
  9. ^ "Om Greta Garbo - www.garbosallskapet.se". Archived from the original on 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  10. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-12-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)