Mjällby

For the Swedish footballer, see Johan Mjällby.

Mjällby
Mjällby
Coordinates: 56°03′N 14°41′E / 56.05°N 14.683°E / 56.05; 14.683Coordinates: 56°03′N 14°41′E / 56.05°N 14.683°E / 56.05; 14.683
Country	Sweden
Province	Blekinge
County	Blekinge County
Municipality	Sölvesborg Municipality
Area[1]
– Total	1.67 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Population (2005-12-31)[1]
– Total	1,272
– Density	760/km2 (1,968.4/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
– Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Mjällby is a locality situated in Sölvesborg Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 1,272 inhabitants in 2005.^[1] It is located on the Listerlandet peninsula.

The town has traditionally lived of fishing. The nearby harbour of Nogersund is the third largest fishery harbour in Sweden. The fishery industry is also dominant on the peninsula. Listerlandet is also the fur farming centre of Sweden. Fur farming is currently under heavy political debate in Sweden.

Mjällby is known for its football team which has played in the Swedish national football league a few times. Among footballfans in Sweden the team of Mjällby AIF is known as "the team that always returns". In September 2009, the team once again qualified for the highest division and will play the 2010 season in Allsvenskan.

The mathematician Lars Hörmander was born in Mjällby.

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 2009-04-21.