Place:Olofström, Blekinge, Sweden

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NameOlofström
Alt namesOlofströms kommun
Olofströmsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates56.267°N 14.55°E
Located inBlekinge, Sweden     (1967 - )
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Kyrkhult
Parish
Jämshög
Kyrkhult
Urban area
Jämshög
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Olofström Municipality is the only landlocked municipality in Blekinge County, South Sweden. It borders to Osby Municipality, Kristianstad Municipality, Bromölla Municipality, Sölvesborg Municipality, Karlshamn Municipality, Tingsryd Municipality, and Älmhult Municipality. The town of Olofström is the seat of the municipality.

The amalgamation of the former units in this area took place in 1967 when the market town Olofström (itself detached from Jämshög in 1941) was merged with Kyrkhult and Jämshög.

Notable person that Olofström counts as theirs is Nobel Prize winning author Harry Martinson (1904-1978; prize in 1974) who was born in Jämshög within the municipality.

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