Place:Högsby, Kalmar, Sweden

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NameHögsby
Alt namesHögsby kommun
Högsbysource: Family History Library Catalog
Högsbysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates57.167°N 16.05°E
Located inKalmar, Sweden
Contained Places
Parish
Fagerhult
Fågelfors
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Högsby Municipality is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Högsby.

The latest nationwide subdivision reform in Sweden was centred on the year 1971. In this area the amalgamation took place already in 1969 when Fagerhult joined Högsby.

The municipality has the smallest population of the municipalities of Kalmar County. The population increase has been insignificant - in 1908 the parish had some 5,000 inhabitants. The municipality itself was created with the Swedish municipal reform in 1971.

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History

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Högsby Municipality has a history tracing back to the medieval age, around 1,200 BC. In the 15th and 16th century it was involved in conquests by the Danish soldiers, and Swedish king Gustav Vasa in his quest to find revolutionary Nils Dacke hideout and supporters in the Småland forests demolished Högsby.

In the municipality are also several old churches of interests with some old archifacts.

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