Alvesta (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈâlːvɛsta] )[2] is a locality and the seat of Alvesta Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden, with 8,017 inhabitants in the urban area in 2010.[1]
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| Coordinates: 56°54′N 14°33′E / 56.900°N 14.550°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Småland |
| County | Kronoberg County |
| Municipality | Alvesta Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.10 km2 (2.36 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 8,017 |
| • Density | 1,535/km2 (3,980/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Alvesta is an important railway junction, joining the Stockholm–Malmö–Copenhagen railway with the Gothenburg–Kalmar/Karlskrona railway.
References
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- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 4.
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