- Alstermo
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Alstermo
image_caption =
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Sweden
subdivision_type1 = Municipality
subdivision_name1 =Uppvidinge Municipality
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 =Kronoberg County
subdivision_type3 = Province
subdivision_name3 =Småland
area_footnotes = cite web |title=Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 |publisher=Statistics Sweden |url=http://www.scb.se/statistik/MI/MI0810/2005A01B/T%E4torternami0810tab1.xls |format=xls |language=Swedish |accessdate=2008-05-15]
area_total_km2 = 1.54
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_footnotes =
population_total = 859
population_density_km2 = 558
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd=56 |latm=58 |lats= |latNS=N
longd=15 |longm=39 |longs= |longEW=E
website =Alstermo is a small locality in
Uppvidinge Municipality ,Kronoberg County ,Småland ,Sweden . It has a population of 859 (2005).Overview
Alstermo is situated along the
Alster River in the deep forests ofUppvidinge . Local government in the provinceSmåland , belonging toKronoberg County , withVäxjö as capital city.You will find Alstermo about 40 km from
Nybro , 65 km fromVäxjö ,Kalmar andOskarshamn .In the river you can bathe, go fishing or go by canadians. Other activities are walking, riding, go by bicycle, picking blueberries, mushrooms etc.
You can also find tennis courts, a football stadium, a sports hall and a shooting-range. In the winter you can go skiing and skating. In the woods surrounding Alstermo you canfind elk, deer, fox, badger, marten, mink etc. The birds you will find are crane, heron, different hawks, buzzard, etc. Within the
Alsterriver you can find fish likepike, perch, roach, burbot etc.In Alstermo you can find doctor, dentist, post office, banks, different stores, hotel, youth-hostel, restaurants, library, cinema, ATG-service, a park of recreation. You can always come and leave with our good bus connections.
People
Alstermo is the birthplace of the Swedish actress
Siw Carlsson .Sport
Today Alstermo is most famous for their
handball team Alstermo IF. Alstermo IF have been playing in one of the top leagues in the Swedish league pyramid inhandball for almost a decade.References
External links
* [http://www.alstermo.com/ Alstermo official site]
* [http://www.alstermohandboll.se Alstermo IF handball official site]
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