Älmhult
| Älmhult | ||
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IKEA in Älmhult | ||
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  Älmhult | ||
| Coordinates: 56°33′N 14°08′E / 56.550°N 14.133°ECoordinates: 56°33′N 14°08′E / 56.550°N 14.133°E | ||
| Country | Sweden | |
| Province | Småland | |
| County | Kronoberg County | |
| Municipality | Älmhult Municipality | |
| Area[1] | ||
| • Total | 8.78 km2 (3.39 sq mi) | |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | ||
| • Total | 8,955 | |
| • Density | 1,020/km2 (2,600/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Älmhult is a locality and the seat of Älmhult Municipality in Kronoberg County, Sweden with 8,955 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
It was in Älmhult that the first IKEA store was built, and IKEA still has a large corporate presence here.[2][3] A museum of IKEA's history, the IKEA Museum, will open in the town in 2016.[4] It will present the history of the Swedish furnishing company IKEA.[5]
The botanist Carl Linnaeus was born in Råshult, Stenbrohult, now part of Älmhult municipality.
Älmhult has a local high school called Haganässkolan, and also an International School up to Grade 10. The International school is currently located at Haganässkolan.
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- 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
- ↑ "Älmhult – IKEA’s cradle". Visit Småland. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ Opam, Kwame. "IKEA will open museum at original location in Sweden". The Verge. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ Danailova, Hilary. "Land Of The Lingonberries". New York Jewish Week. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "IKEA Museum öppnar 30 juni i år". Allas. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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