Älmhult

Älmhult

IKEA in Älmhult

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Älmhult
Coordinates: 56°33′N 14°08′E / 56.550°N 14.133°E / 56.550; 14.133Coordinates: 56°33′N 14°08′E / 56.550°N 14.133°E / 56.550; 14.133
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.

References

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  1. 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.
  2. "Älmhult – IKEA’s cradle". Visit Småland. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  3. Opam, Kwame. "IKEA will open museum at original location in Sweden". The Verge. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  4. Danailova, Hilary. "Land Of The Lingonberries". New York Jewish Week. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  5. "IKEA Museum öppnar 30 juni i år". Allas. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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