Virserum

Virserum
Virserum
Coordinates: 57°19′N 15°35′E / 57.317°N 15.583°E / 57.317; 15.583Coordinates: 57°19′N 15°35′E / 57.317°N 15.583°E / 57.317; 15.583
Country Sweden
Province Småland
County Kalmar County
Municipality Hultsfred Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 2.62 km2 (1.01 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 1,742
  Density 665/km2 (1,720/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Virserum is a locality situated in Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,742 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Prior to 1971 it was a köping. The history of Virserum goes back to the Middle Ages, and in the 1950s the town was a centre for the furniture industry. In the village of Bösebo, 10 km east of Virserum you can find evidence of settlement from 2500 B.C.

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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.
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