Oxelösund

Oxelösund
Oxelösund
Coordinates: 58°40′N 17°07′E / 58.667°N 17.117°E / 58.667; 17.117Coordinates: 58°40′N 17°07′E / 58.667°N 17.117°E / 58.667; 17.117
Country	Sweden
Province	Södermanland
County	Södermanland County
Municipality	Oxelösund Municipality
Area[1]
– Total	11.26 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
– Total	10,843
– Density	963/km2 (2,494.2/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Oxelösund is a locality and the seat of Oxelösund Municipality in Södermanland County, Sweden with 10,843 inhabitants in 2005.^[1]

History

The harbour at Oxelösund has been used for at least 500 years. In the 19th century, an increased extraction from the Mining district of Central Sweden (e.g. Bergslagen), made Oxelösund a harbour of transport. A local railroad company was established in 1873, and bought virtually the entire peninsula which at the time belonged to the estates of the Stjärnholm Castle.

An iron works was constructed in 1913, and the community Oxelösund expanded, with the harbour, rail road and iron works being its cornerstones.

In 1950, the city was sufficiently developed to get the title of a city and was one of the last towns to receive City status in Sweden. Since 1971 this status is obsolete, but Oxelösund is the seat of a municipality with the same territory, one of the smallest in the country.

In November 2011, Oxelösund will host the Nordic Under-21 Championships in Underwater Rugby.

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 2009-04-18. 

External links

Media related to Oxelösund at Wikimedia Commons

Oxelösund is one of 133 places with the historical city status in Sweden.