Bruzaholm

Bruzaholm
Bruzaholm is located in Jönköping
Bruzaholm
Bruzaholm
Bruzaholm is located in Sweden
Bruzaholm
Bruzaholm
Coordinates: 57°38′N 15°16′E / 57.633°N 15.267°E / 57.633; 15.267
CountrySweden
ProvinceSmåland
CountyJönköping County
MunicipalityEksjö Municipality
Area
 • Total0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total250
 • Density392/km2 (1,020/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ClimateCfb

Bruzaholm is a locality situated in Eksjö Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 250 inhabitants in 2010. It is one of only two inhabited localities in Sweden whose name contain the letter z;[1] the name comes from "Brusan", a name for a nearby river, and the suffix "-holm". It has been spelled in several ways from the 18th century to the early 20th, including "Brysaholm" and "Brusaholm". The current spelling was recommended by Harry Ståhl [sv] in 1948.[2]

  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. ^ "Bruzaholm". Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore (in Swedish). April 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.