{{Expand Swedish|topic=geo|Emmaboda|date=November 2025}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Emmaboda |image_skyline = Emmaboda järnvägsstation.jpg |image_caption = Emmaboda railway station |image_shield = Emmaboda vapen.svg |pushpin_map = Sweden Kalmar#Sweden |pushpin_label_position = |subdivision_type = [[Country]] |subdivision_name = [[Sweden]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Municipalities of Sweden|Municipality]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Emmaboda Municipality]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Sweden|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Kalmar County]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Sweden|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Småland]] |area_footnotes = <ref name=scb>{{cite web |url=http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km<sup>2</sup> 2005 och 2010 |date=14 December 2011 |publisher=[[Statistics Sweden]] |language=Swedish |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls |archivedate=2012-01-27 |url-status=dead |accessdate=10 January 2012 }}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 5.91 |population_as_of = 31 December 2010 |population_footnotes = <ref name=scb /> |population_total = 4,824 <!-- This is the official figure from Statistics Sweden (Statistiska centralbyrån). --> |population_density_km2 = 816 |timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |utc_offset_DST = +2 |coordinates = {{coord|56|37|N|15|33|E|region:SE|display=inline,title}} |website = }}

'''Emmaboda''' ({{audio|sv-Emmaboda.ogg|<small>pronunciation</small>|help=no}}) is a [[Urban areas in Sweden|locality]] and the seat of [[Emmaboda Municipality]], [[Kalmar County]], [[Sweden]]. It had 4,824 inhabitants in 2010.<ref name=scb />

==History== Until 1875, Emmaboda was called Gantesbo. Back then there were only two houses in Gantesbo, which both remain to this day. The houses are called Gantesbo A and Gantesbo B. One of the houses is located on Bökön located west of Emmaboda's sports ground. The second stands on a hill between Emmaboda parish hall and the Bjurbäck school. In 1874, Emmaboda railway station was established for the [[Coast-to-Coast Line]] (''Kust till kust-banan'') and in 1875 Karlskrona-Växjö railway was connected to the station in Emmaboda.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.trafikverket.se/Privat/Projekt/Blekinge/Emmaboda-Karlskrona/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100712105029/http://www.trafikverket.se/Privat/Projekt/Blekinge/Emmaboda-Karlskrona/|url-status= dead|archive-date= July 12, 2010|title= Järnvägen mellan Emmaboda och Karlskrona |publisher= Trafikverket |accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref>

[[File:Moshultamåla skola 002.JPG|thumb|left| Bust of Vilhelm Moberg at Moshultamåla]]

==Culture== The musical "[[Kristina från Duvemåla]]" written by former members of the Swedish music group [[ABBA]]; [[Benny Andersson]] and [[Björn Ulvaeus]], is a story based on a series of books by author [[Vilhelm Moberg]] (1898–1973). ''[[The Emigrants (novel series)|The Emigrants series]]'' was about people living in Dufvemåla homestead (which is 3&nbsp;km outside of Emmaboda) who [[Swedish emigration to the United States|emigrated to the United States]]. Moberg was born in Emmaboda Municipality, more specifically at Moshultamåla in [[Algutsboda, Sweden|Algutsboda]] parish. Many of his novels were written about the people in the Emmaboda area. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.kristina.fi/sv/bakgrund/vilhelm_moberg/|title= Kristina från Duvemåla|publisher= kristina.fi|accessdate= January 1, 2019|archive-date= January 22, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190122043923/https://www.kristina.fi/sv/bakgrund/vilhelm_moberg/|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.vilhelmmoberg.com/english.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071207064136/http://www.vilhelmmoberg.com/english.html |url-status= usurped |archive-date= December 7, 2007 |title= Vilhelm Moberg |publisher= vilhelmmoberg.com|accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref>

"Emmabodafestivalen" was an [[indie-pop]] festival annually held in Emmaboda from 1988 until 2018, when the police announced they would not grant further permits to the festival due to drug use at the site.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lindkvist |first=Hugo |date=2018-10-16 |title=Polisen stoppar Emmabodafestivalen: "Blivit en drogliberal mötesplats" |language=sv |work=[[Dagens Nyheter]] |url=https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/polisen-stoppar-emmabodafestivalen-blivit-en-drogliberal-motesplats/ |access-date=2023-09-17 |issn=1101-2447}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Åström |first=Louise |date=2017-05-14 |title=Emmabodafestivalen lägger ner |language=sv |work=[[Aftonbladet]] |url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/b0Bne |access-date=2023-09-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ubaidi |first=Hamed |date=2023-07-01 |title=De vill återskapa Emmaboda som festivalort – på klassisk mark |language=sv |work=[[SVT Nyheter]] Småland |url=https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/smaland/unga-ideella-krafter-vill-ge-nytt-liv-i-emmaboda-startar-en-ny-festival |access-date=2023-09-17}}</ref> It attracted [[pop music|pop]] fans from all over Sweden. Other events taking place in Emmaboda include the car race "A Day On the Strip" and "End of Summer Big Power Meet", a classic car show which attracts veteran cars from all over Sweden and other Nordic countries.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.emmabodafestivalen.se/|title= Emmabodafestivalen |publisher=emmabodafestivalen |accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref>

==Geography== Emmaboda is located in the middle of the tri-city region of [[Växjö]], [[Kalmar]] and [[Karlskrona]]. All three places are 60 kilometers from Emmaboda. [[File:Emmaboda kyrka 05.jpg|thumb|left|Emmaboda Church]]

==Emmaboda Church== Emmaboda Church (''Emmaboda kyrka'') was built in 1926 after drawings by architect Göran Pauli (1891–1940) and was originally a parish home. In 1941, a remodeling was carried out, after drawings by architect Paul Boberg (1884-1947) when the parish home was converted to church. The tower and the current choir party were then added. The altarpiece is painted by artist Gunnar Theander (1894-1975) in 1935. The bell tower houses two bells which were cast by the foundry, Bergholtz klockgjuteri.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/emmaboda/emmaboda-kyrka|title= Emmaboda kyrka|publisher= svenskakyrkan.se |accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://kulturnav.org/90bf2f59-7b72-472c-9cbf-e10f8627f944|title= Pauli, Göran (1891-1940) |publisher=kulturnav.org |accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lexikonettamanda.se/show.php?aid=16269 |title= Gunnar Theander |publisher= lexikonettamanda.se |accessdate=January 1, 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bergholtzklockgjuteri.se/|title=Bergholtz Klockgjuteri services|publisher=Bergholtz Klockgjuteri AB|accessdate=January 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914210121/http://bergholtzklockgjuteri.se/|archive-date=September 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Sports== There is a football club called Emmaboda IS, with women's and men's teams in the 2nd respectively 3rd division. The three football brothers [[Viktor Elm|Viktor]], [[David Elm (footballer)|David]] and [[Rasmus Elm]] are from the village Broakulla, which is located near Emmaboda.

Badminton player [[Henri Hurskainen]], who has represented Sweden in the Summer Olympics and won various international medals, was born in Emmaboda.

==Industry== Emmaboda has two large companies, [[Xylem Inc.|Xylem Water Solutions]] (located on the brink of Linde) and Emmaboda Glass Works (''Emmaboda Glasverk'') which was founded in 1919. Emmaboda also has many [[small and medium-sized enterprises|medium-sized businesses]]. <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.glassandteak.com/stock-gallery/emmaboda-glasverk/|title= Emmaboda Glasverk|publisher= glassandteak.com|accessdate= January 1, 2019|archive-date= October 28, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201028215430/https://www.glassandteak.com/stock-gallery/emmaboda-glasverk/|url-status= dead}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

==External links== {{Commons}} * [http://www.emmaboda.se/ Emmaboda Municipality]

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[[Category:Populated places in Emmaboda Municipality]]