Oxelösund
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| Oxelösund | |
  Oxelösund
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| Country | Sweden |
| Municipality | Oxelösund Municipality |
| County | Södermanland County |
| Province | Södermanland |
| Area [1] | |
| - Total | 11.26 km² (4.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |
| - Total | 10,843 |
| - Density | 963/km² (2,494.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
Oxelösund is a town in Södermanland, Sweden and the seat of Oxelösund Municipality, Södermanland County.
[edit] History
The harbour at Oxelösund has been used for at least 500 years. In the 19th century, an increased extraction from the Mining district of Central Sweden (e.g. Bergslagen), made Oxelösund a harbour of transport. A local railroad company was established in 1873, and bought virtually the entire peninsula which at the time belonged to the estates of the Stjärnholm Castle.
An iron works was constructed in 1913, and the community Oxelösund expanded, with the harbour, rail road and iron works being its cornerstones.
In 1950, the city was sufficiently developed to get the title of a city and was one of the last towns to receive City status in Sweden. Since 1971 this status is obsolete, but Oxelösund is the seat of a municipality with the same territory, one of the smallest in the country.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
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Oxelösund is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. |
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