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Place in Småland, Sweden

Emmaboda Emmaboda railway station Coat of arms Emmaboda Show map of Kalmar Emmaboda Show map of Sweden Coordinates: 56°37′N 15°33′E / 56.617°N 15.550°E / 56.617; 15.550 Country Sweden Province Småland County Kalmar County Municipality Emmaboda Municipality Area [1] • Total 5.91 km2 (2.28 sq mi) Population (31 December 2010)[1] • Total 4,824 • Density 816/km2 (2,110/sq mi) Time zone UTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

**Emmaboda** ([pronunciation](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/18/Sv-Emmaboda.ogg/Sv-Emmaboda.ogg.mp3)[ⓘ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sv-Emmaboda.ogg)) is a [locality](/source/Urban_areas_in_Sweden) and the seat of [Emmaboda Municipality](/source/Emmaboda_Municipality), [Kalmar County](/source/Kalmar_County), [Sweden](/source/Sweden). It had 4,824 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

## 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](/source/Coast-to-Coast_Line) (*Kust till kust-banan*) and in 1875 Karlskrona-Växjö railway was connected to the station in Emmaboda.[2]

 Bust of Vilhelm Moberg at Moshultamåla

## Culture

The musical "[Kristina från Duvemåla](/source/Kristina_fr%C3%A5n_Duvem%C3%A5la)" written by former members of the Swedish music group [ABBA](/source/ABBA); [Benny Andersson](/source/Benny_Andersson) and [Björn Ulvaeus](/source/Bj%C3%B6rn_Ulvaeus), is a story based on a series of books by author [Vilhelm Moberg](/source/Vilhelm_Moberg) (1898–1973). *[The Emigrants series](/source/The_Emigrants_(novel_series))* was about people living in Dufvemåla homestead (which is 3 km outside of Emmaboda) who [emigrated to the United States](/source/Swedish_emigration_to_the_United_States). Moberg was born in Emmaboda Municipality, more specifically at Moshultamåla in [Algutsboda](/source/Algutsboda%2C_Sweden) parish. Many of his novels were written about the people in the Emmaboda area. [3][4]

"Emmabodafestivalen" was an [indie-pop](/source/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.[5][6][7] It attracted [pop](/source/Pop_music) 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.[8]

## Geography

Emmaboda is located in the middle of the tri-city region of [Växjö](/source/V%C3%A4xj%C3%B6), [Kalmar](/source/Kalmar) and [Karlskrona](/source/Karlskrona). All three places are 60 kilometers from Emmaboda.

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.[9][10] [11] [12]

## 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](/source/Viktor_Elm), [David](/source/David_Elm_(footballer)) and [Rasmus Elm](/source/Rasmus_Elm) are from the village Broakulla, which is located near Emmaboda.

Badminton player [Henri Hurskainen](/source/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 Water Solutions](/source/Xylem_Inc.) (located on the brink of Linde) and Emmaboda Glass Works (*Emmaboda Glasverk*) which was founded in 1919. Emmaboda also has many [medium-sized businesses](/source/Small_and_medium-sized_enterprises). [13]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-scb_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-scb_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-scb_1-2) ["Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls) (in Swedish). [Statistics Sweden](/source/Statistics_Sweden). 14 December 2011. Archived from [the original](http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls) on 2012-01-27. Retrieved 10 January 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Järnvägen mellan Emmaboda och Karlskrona"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100712105029/http://www.trafikverket.se/Privat/Projekt/Blekinge/Emmaboda-Karlskrona/). Trafikverket. Archived from [the original](http://www.trafikverket.se/Privat/Projekt/Blekinge/Emmaboda-Karlskrona/) on July 12, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kristina från Duvemåla"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190122043923/https://www.kristina.fi/sv/bakgrund/vilhelm_moberg/). kristina.fi. Archived from [the original](https://www.kristina.fi/sv/bakgrund/vilhelm_moberg/) on January 22, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Vilhelm Moberg"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071207064136/http://www.vilhelmmoberg.com/english.html). vilhelmmoberg.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Lindkvist, Hugo (2018-10-16). ["Polisen stoppar Emmabodafestivalen: "Blivit en drogliberal mötesplats""](https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/polisen-stoppar-emmabodafestivalen-blivit-en-drogliberal-motesplats/). *[Dagens Nyheter](/source/Dagens_Nyheter)* (in Swedish). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1101-2447](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1101-2447). Retrieved 2023-09-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Åström, Louise (2017-05-14). ["Emmabodafestivalen lägger ner"](https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/b0Bne). *[Aftonbladet](/source/Aftonbladet)* (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Ubaidi, Hamed (2023-07-01). ["De vill återskapa Emmaboda som festivalort – på klassisk mark"](https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/smaland/unga-ideella-krafter-vill-ge-nytt-liv-i-emmaboda-startar-en-ny-festival). *[SVT Nyheter](/source/SVT_Nyheter) Småland* (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-09-17.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Emmabodafestivalen"](http://www.emmabodafestivalen.se/). emmabodafestivalen. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Emmaboda kyrka"](https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/emmaboda/emmaboda-kyrka). svenskakyrkan.se. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Pauli, Göran (1891-1940)"](http://kulturnav.org/90bf2f59-7b72-472c-9cbf-e10f8627f944). kulturnav.org. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Gunnar Theander"](https://www.lexikonettamanda.se/show.php?aid=16269). lexikonettamanda.se. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Bergholtz Klockgjuteri services"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170914210121/http://bergholtzklockgjuteri.se/). Bergholtz Klockgjuteri AB. Archived from [the original](http://www.bergholtzklockgjuteri.se/) on September 14, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Emmaboda Glasverk"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201028215430/https://www.glassandteak.com/stock-gallery/emmaboda-glasverk/). glassandteak.com. Archived from [the original](https://www.glassandteak.com/stock-gallery/emmaboda-glasverk/) on October 28, 2020. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

## External links

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- [Emmaboda Municipality](http://www.emmaboda.se/)

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