Silverdalen

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Silverdalen
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Silverdalen
Coordinates: 57°32′32″N15°44′59″E / 57.54222°N 15.74972°E / 57.54222; 15.74972
Country Sweden
Province Småland
County Kalmar County
Municipality Hultsfred Municipality
Area
[1]
 • Total1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010) [1]
 • Total725
 • Density522/km2 (1,350/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Silverdalen (Swedish for The Silver Valley) is a locality situated in Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 725 inhabitants in 2010. [1]

The Nässjö - Oskarshamn railway line passes through the settlement since 1874. It was given the name Silverdalen in 1931. Before that it was either called Hällefors or Råsa-Lönneberga. The paper mill located here was founded around 1874 and was in operation until year 2002 when M-real (which had taken over as owner in 2000) closed down its operation. The Municipality also had a railway which was completed in 1874. [2] The initial name of the railway stop was Rasa which later was later changed at the same time with the paper mill in 1931 [3] . Together, they were named Silverdalen after a naming dispute with the Swedish postal service [4] . The train station was later closed down in 2014 [5] . As of 2020, the population of Silverdalen was estimated to have declined to 666 [6] , with the male population being at 330 while the female was at 336. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Jesper (2023-08-23). "Silverdalen, Småland - Exploring Sweden". Biveros Bulletin. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  3. ↑ Jesper (2023-08-23). "Silverdalen, Småland - Exploring Sweden". Biveros Bulletin. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  4. ↑ Jesper (2023-08-23). "Silverdalen, Småland - Exploring Sweden". Biveros Bulletin. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  5. ↑ Jesper (2023-08-23). "Silverdalen, Småland - Exploring Sweden". Biveros Bulletin. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  6. ↑ "Silverdalen (Hultsfred, Kalmar, Sweden) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
  7. ↑ "Silverdalen (Hultsfred, Kalmar, Sweden) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-05-25.



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