Tingsryd Municipality
Tingsryds kommun | |
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Coordinates: 56°32′N 14°59′E / 56.533°N 14.983°E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Kronoberg County |
Seat | Tingsryd |
Area | |
• Total | 1,207.24 km2 (466.12 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,044.88 km2 (403.43 sq mi) |
• Water | 162.36 km2 (62.69 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)[2] | |
• Total | 12,155 |
• Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Småland |
Municipal code | 0763 |
Website | www.tingsryd.se |
Tingsryd Municipality (Tingsryds kommun) is a municipality in Småland, southern Sweden, in southeastern Kronoberg County, where the town Tingsryd is seat.
The present municipality was formed by the local government reform of 1971 when the market town (köping) Tingsryd (instituted in 1921) was amalgamated with its surrounding entities.
Tingsryd is most famous for its hockey team Tingsryds AIF. The club has delivered several players to the NHL and are currently playing in Hockeyallsvenskan.
Tingsryd Municipality refers to itself as the "Horse Capital" because of a close connection to horses; they are housing nearly 2,000 horses. The new Tingsryd horse racing track (opened 27 July 2003) is the only one in Northern Europe being a mile (1,609 m) long and gathers every kind of equestrian sport.