Pålsboda

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Pålsboda
Pålsboda (Sweden)
Pålsboda
Pålsboda
Coordinates: 59°04′N 15°20′E / 59.067, 15.333
Country Sweden
County Örebro County
Municipality Hallsberg Municipality
Province Närke
First mentioned 1549
Area
 - Total 1.47 km² (0.6 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)
 - Total 1,524
 - Density 1,038/km² (2,688.4/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Pålsboda is a Tätort in Hallsberg Municipality, Örebro County, Sweden. It has a population of about 1500.

Pålsboda has one school, Folkasboskolan, one care centre, a couple of kindergartens, one ICA convenient store and two pizzerias. Pålsboda is also known for its Volkswagen museum with a full collection of VW Beetles, from the first ever produced to the last ever produced. It has the only drawing pin factory in northern Europe, supplying almost all the Scandinavian countries. Pålsboda is also the home of the company Rolf Larsson Mek. AB which has created the whole production line for the "Bingolotto" lottery tickets.