Högsby
Sign in to saveHögsby is a locality and the seat of Högsby Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,872 inhabitants in 2023.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Högsby
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Högsby kyrka i juli 2009, bild 2.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Högsby Church
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sweden Kalmar#Sweden
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Sweden
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Högsby Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kalmar County
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Småland
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 2.67
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 31 December 2023
- Settlement.population_total
- 1,872
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- 701
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- urban area in Sweden
- Official name
- Högsby
- Country
- Sweden
- Located in
- Småland
- Population
- 1872
- Area
- 264
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Capital of
- Högsby Municipality
- Image
- Högsby kyrka från luften.jpg
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- Högsby
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Sights
- References
Högsby is a locality and the seat of Högsby Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,872 inhabitants in 2023.
== Sights == Högsby has the river Emån running through the town, 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. This is 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Högsby” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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