Torsås Municipality (Torsås kommun, Torsås meaning "Thor's ridge") is the southernmost municipality of Kalmar County, Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Torsås.
The geography consists mainly of forest, not uncommon in Småland province. Located by the Baltic Sea, it has been somewhat cultivated too and there are some plains.
Being sparsely populated, Torsås Municipality tries to attract people to settle there, boasting its nature and the advantages of a small municipality while being no more than 30 minutes away from the larger towns of Kalmar and Karlskrona.
Localitiesedit
There are 3 urban areas (tätorter), localities, in Torsås Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
A part of the locality Brömsebro is also in the municipality.
Demographicsedit
This is a demographic table based on Torsås Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[3]
In total there were 7,107 residents, including 5,526 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 40.1 % voted for the left coalition and 58.6 % for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.
Points of interest in Torsås include a monument honouring the Treaty of Brömsebro between Denmark and Sweden in 1645, and the Garpenlighthouse, located on a small islet off the coast, where one can spend the night at a hostel. Those interested in curiosities might also find it worthwhile to have a look at the world's largest wooden ladle, measuring 4.64 metres (15.2 ft) tall and 1.07 metres (3 ft 6 in) wide, and weighing 350 kilograms (770 lb), located in Gullabo.
The world's largest wooden ladle, located in Gullabo
^"Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ abc"Valresultat 2022 för Torsås i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
External linksedit
Media related to Torsås Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
Torsås Municipality - Official site
January 01, 1970
torsås, municipality, torsås, kommun, torsås, meaning, thor, ridge, southernmost, municipality, kalmar, county, sweden, seat, located, town, torsås, torsås, kommunmunicipalitytown, hallcoat, armscoordinates, 000countryswedencountykalmar, countyseattorsåsarea, . Torsas Municipality Torsas kommun Torsas meaning Thor s ridge is the southernmost municipality of Kalmar County Sweden Its seat is located in the town Torsas Torsas Municipality Torsas kommunMunicipalityTown hallCoat of armsCoordinates 56 24 N 16 00 E 56 400 N 16 000 E 56 400 16 000CountrySwedenCountyKalmar CountySeatTorsasArea 1 Total605 23 km2 233 68 sq mi Land468 41 km2 180 85 sq mi Water136 82 km2 52 83 sq mi Area as of 1 January 2014 Population 31 December 2023 2 Total7 002 Density12 km2 30 sq mi Time zoneUTC 1 CET Summer DST UTC 2 CEST ISO 3166 codeSEProvinceSmalandMunicipal code0834Websitewww torsas se The present municipality was created in 1971 when old Torsas was merged with Soderakra Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Localities 2 Demographics 3 Attractions 4 References 5 External linksGeography editThe geography consists mainly of forest not uncommon in Smaland province Located by the Baltic Sea it has been somewhat cultivated too and there are some plains Being sparsely populated Torsas Municipality tries to attract people to settle there boasting its nature and the advantages of a small municipality while being no more than 30 minutes away from the larger towns of Kalmar and Karlskrona Localities edit There are 3 urban areas tatorter localities in Torsas Municipality In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31 2005 The municipal seat is in bold characters Locality Population 1 Torsas 1 829 2 Bergkvara 974 3 Soderakra 963 A part of the locality Bromsebro is also in the municipality Demographics editThis is a demographic table based on Torsas Municipality s electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT s election platform in turn taken from SCB official statistics 3 In total there were 7 107 residents including 5 526 Swedish citizens of voting age 3 40 1 voted for the left coalition and 58 6 for the right coalition Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income Location Residents Citizen adults Left vote Right vote Employed Swedish parents Foreign heritage Income SEK Degree Gullabo 632 471 44 4 54 6 77 84 16 22 181 33 Soderakra 1 1 450 1 122 37 1 61 7 79 85 15 22 998 32 Soderakra 2 1 705 1 320 42 8 56 2 77 88 12 23 299 36 Torsas 1 1 519 1 196 36 5 62 3 84 91 9 24 568 28 Torsas 2 1 801 1 417 41 7 56 8 76 84 16 21 888 25 Source SVT 3 Attractions editPoints of interest in Torsas include a monument honouring the Treaty of Bromsebro between Denmark and Sweden in 1645 and the Garpen lighthouse located on a small islet off the coast where one can spend the night at a hostel Those interested in curiosities might also find it worthwhile to have a look at the world s largest wooden ladle measuring 4 64 metres 15 2 ft tall and 1 07 metres 3 ft 6 in wide and weighing 350 kilograms 770 lb located in Gullabo nbsp The world s largest wooden ladle located in GullaboReferences editStatistics Sweden Statistiska centralbyran 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 Folkmangd och befolkningsforandringar Kvartal 4 2023 in Swedish Statistics Sweden February 22 2024 Retrieved February 22 2024 a b c Valresultat 2022 for Torsas i riksdagsvalet in Swedish SVT 11 September 2022 Retrieved 19 January 2024 External links edit nbsp Media related to Torsas Municipality at Wikimedia Commons Torsas Municipality Official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Torsas Municipality amp oldid 1197423682, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
