Emmaboda Municipality
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 Emmaboda in south-west Kalmar County Missing image Kalmar_Municipalities.png See also:Municipalities of Sweden | Coat of arms Missing image .jpg Emmaboda City Arms | |
| Seat | Emmaboda | |
| County | Kalmar County | |
| Province | Smalandia | |
| Area Rank | 692 km² x of 290 | |
| Population Rank | 9,643 (2005) 225th of 290 | |
| Density | 14/km² | |
Emmaboda Municipality is a Municipality in Kalmar County, in south-eastern Sweden. Its seat is located to the town of Emmaboda (pop. 5,000).
The municipality borders to the municipalities of Nybro, Kalmar and Torsås in Kalmar County; to Karlskrona and Ronneby in Blekinge County; and Tingsryd and Lessebo in Kronoberg County. The nearest cities in its vincinity are Kalmar (pop. 32,000) and Karlskrona (pop. 33,000).
It is part of Glasriket, the Realm of Glass, where people have been producing glass products at least since the 17th century, and transported to the rest of Sweden. The glassworks in Emmaboda municipality are mainly Johansfors, Åstorp and Boda, the latter being one part of the supplier for the glass sculpturer Kosta Boda.
The works about the Swedish emigration written by Vilhelm Moberg that have spread around the world have put a focus on many places in the municipality mentioned in the novels. Moberg himself was born on a farm just north-west of the town Emmaboda in 1898, where a monument stone now stands since 1970. Nearby is also a small museum about the author. Duvemåla, a village where the fictionary main characters of the novels live, is also located in the municipality.
Those interested in nature activities will find many opportunities of fishing in the many lakes and streams stretching through the municipality.
Historically, the dense forests in this area where a centre for Nils Dackes rebellion fights against the King Gustav Vasa in the 16th century, causing the King great troubles for a while, until he sent down troups gathered from every other of the provinces of Sweden. Naturally the area today contains several remains and folk museums in honour if this time.
External links
- Emmaboda (http://www.emmaboda.se/) - Official site
- Glasriket (http://www.glasriket.se/) - Tourism page, in Swedish English and Germansv:Emmaboda