Oskarshamn Municipality

Oskarshamn Municipality (Oskarshamns kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County in south-eastern Sweden, where the city Oskarshamn is seat.

Oskarshamn Municipality
Oskarshamns kommun
Municipality
Oskarshamn Railway Station
Oskarshamn Railway Station
Coat of arms of Oskarshamn Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 57°16′N 16°27′E
CountrySweden
CountyKalmar County
SeatOskarshamn
Area
[1]
 • Total2,277.35 km2 (879.29 sq mi)
 • Land1,046.62 km2 (404.10 sq mi)
 • Water1,230.73 km2 (475.19 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total27,220
 • Density12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSmåland
Municipal code0882
Websitewww.oskarshamn.se
Maren

The amalgamations in the present municipality took place in 1967 when three rural municipalities joined the City of Oskarshamn, which was transformed into a municipality of unitary type in 1971.

In 1966 construction started on the first nuclear power plant, OKG, within the present municipality. Since then two more reactors have been built and the plant today produces about 10% of Sweden's electricity. In October 2020 the municipal council voted in favour of the building of Forsmark nuclear waste repository, with the final decision needing to be made by the Swedish government.[3]

Coat of arms

Oskarshamn was named after King Oscar I of Sweden. The top of the coat of arms show the insignia of the King. In the other fields there are symbols for shipping (the anchor), trade (the staff of Mercury) and wealth (the cornucopia).

Its current design stems from 1942, but it basically only differers from the old in the alignment of the symbols. The coat of arms was re-used for the new municipality after 1971 and the arms of Döderhult and Misterhult became obsolete.

Localities

There are nine urban areas (also called localities, Swedish: tätorter) in Oskarshamn Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#LocalityPopulation
1Oskarshamn17,143
2Påskallavik1,077
3Kristdala994
4Figeholm802
5Fårbo520
6Mysingsö398
7Emsfors 1)353
8Bockara351
9Saltvik285

1) A minor part of Emsfors is in Mönsterås Municipality

Politics

The Swedish Social Democratic Party has been governing the city and later the municipality since 1932, however not always forming an absolute majority. It usually builds a majority with the Left Party of Sweden. All parties that are represented in the Riksdag are also represented in the municipal assembly kommunfullmäktige.

Media

Oskarshamn has two local newspapers: Oskarshamns-Tidningen (conservative) and Nyheterna (social democratic).

Notability

The Blå Jungfrun is a small island outside the coast, between the mainland and the island of Öland, and is classified as a national park.

See also

References
  1. "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. "Swedish municipality gives approval for fuel repository". World Nuclear News. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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