Högsby Municipality

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**Högsby Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Högsby in western Kalmar County Map outlining the municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Högsby
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	County	Kalmar County
	Province	Smalandia
	Area Rank	754 km² 130th of 290
	Population Rank (2006)	6,024 265 of 290
	Population density	8/km²

Högsby Municipality is a municipality in Kalmar County, in south-eastern Sweden. Its seat is located to the town Högsby (pop. 2,000).

It is the smallest municipality of Kalmar County with some 6,000 inhabitants. The population increase has been insignificant; in 1908 the parish had some 5,000 inhabitants. The municipality itself was created with the Swedish municipal reform in 1971.

[edit] History

Högsby has a history tracing back to the medieval age, around 1200 BC. In the 15th and 16th century it was involved in conquests by the Danish soldiers, and Swedish King Gustav Vasa in his quest to find revolutionary Nils Dacke hideout and supporters in the Smalandian forests demolished the town. In the municipality are also several old churches of interests with some old archifacts.

[edit] Geography

In total, most of the area consists of forest and water areas; some of it has been made nature reserves hosting rare animals and plants. Other sights the municipality itself boasts are the streams and lakes that offers opportunities for fishing, bathing and canoeing, or just as nature experiences. It reflects itself in the coat of arms, showing water. The most notable streams are Emån and Alsterån; with Allgunnen being the largest lake.