Hultsfred Municipality

Hultsfred Municipality
Hultsfreds kommun
Hultsfred Railway Station
Hultsfred Railway Station
Coat of arms of Hultsfred Municipality
Coordinates: 57°29′N 15°50′E / 57.483°N 15.833°E / 57.483; 15.833
CountrySweden
CountyKalmar County
SeatHultsfred
Area
 • Total1,187.01 km2 (458.31 sq mi)
 • Land1,121.52 km2 (433.02 sq mi)
 • Water65.49 km2 (25.29 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total13,883
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSmåland
Municipal code0860
Websitewww.hultsfred.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Hultsfred Municipality (Hultsfreds kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County, in south-eastern Sweden. The seat is in the town of Hultsfred.

The present municipality was created in 1971 through the amalgamation of the market town (köping) of Hultsfred (instituted in 1927) with a number of surrounding municipalities. In 1863 there were eight entities in the area.

Hultsfred is known as the site of a major rock festival in Sweden, the Hultsfred Festival.

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.