Mönsterås

Mönsterås
Mönsterås
Mönsterås
Coordinates: 57°02′N 16°27′E / 57.033°N 16.45°E / 57.033; 16.45Coordinates: 57°02′N 16°27′E / 57.033°N 16.45°E / 57.033; 16.45
Country	Sweden
Province	Småland
County	Kalmar County
Municipality	Mönsterås Municipality
Area[1]
– Total	3.94 km2 (1.5 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
– Total	4,744
– Density	1,204/km2 (3,118.3/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Mönsterås is a locality and the seat of Mönsterås Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 4,744 inhabitants in 2005.^[1]

Mönsterås is associated with the Swedish poet Carl Boberg, particularly his 1885 writing of the lyrics for the eminent hymn "O Store Gud" (or "How Great Thou Art" by its common English title).

Postcard from around 1905 depicting the centre of Mönsterås

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2000 och 2005" (in Swedish) (xls). Statistics Sweden. http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%c3%a4torternami0810tab1.xls. Retrieved 2009-05-10.