Silverdalen

Silverdalen (Swedish for The Silver Valley) is a locality situated in Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 725 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Silverdalen
Silverdalen is located in Kalmar
Silverdalen
Silverdalen
Silverdalen is located in Sweden
Silverdalen
Silverdalen
Coordinates: 57°32′32″N 15°44′59″E
CountrySweden
ProvinceSmåland
CountyKalmar County
MunicipalityHultsfred Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total725
 • Density522/km2 (1,350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The Nässjö - Oskarshamn railway line passes through the settlement since 1874. It was given the name Silverdalen in 1931. Before that it was either called Hällefors or Råsa-Lönneberga. The paper mill located here was founded around 1874 and was in operation until year 2002 when M-real (which had taken over as owner in 2000) closed down its operation.

References
  1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.



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