Lessebo | |
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  Lessebo  Lessebo | |
| Coordinates: 56°45′N15°16′E / 56.750°N 15.267°E Coordinates: 56°45′N15°16′E / 56.750°N 15.267°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Småland |
| County | Kronoberg County |
| Municipality | Lessebo Municipality |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.40 km2 (1.31 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010) [1] | |
| • Total | 2,737 |
| • Density | 805/km2 (2,080/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Lessebo is a locality and the seat of Lessebo Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 2,737 inhabitants in 2010. [1] The Lessebo community formed gradually around the paper and iron works that was founded in 1660. Today Vida Paper AB runs the pulp and paper mill as well as The Lessebo Hand Paper Mill which is one of very few commercially run European hand paper mills still existing.
An urban area or tätort in Sweden has a minimum of 200 inhabitants and may be a city, town or larger village. It is a purely statistical concept, not defined by any municipal or county boundaries. Larger urban areas synonymous with cities or towns for statistical purposes have a minimum of 10,000 inhabitants. The same statistical definition is also used for urban areas in the other Nordic countries.
Lessebo Municipality is a municipality in eastern Kronoberg County in southern Sweden, where the town Lessebo is seat.
Kronoberg County is a county or län in southern Sweden. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge. Its capital is the city of Växjö.
Lessebo is situated in what is called the Kingdom of Crystal, which is the centre of Swedish mouth blown glass production.
The Kingdom of Crystal is a geographical area today containing a total of 14 glassworks in the municipalities of Emmaboda, Nybro, Uppvidinge, and Lessebo in southern Sweden. The two municipalities Emmaboda and Nybro belong to Kalmar County and Lessebo and Uppvidinge belong to Kronoberg County. The area is part of the province Småland, and Nybro is considered the capital of the Kingdom of Crystal area. The Kingdom of Crystal is known for its handblown glass with a continuous story since 1742.The glassworks have become part of the culture of Sweden; examples can be found in many Swedish homes, recognisable by a small sticker at the bottom with the name Orrefors, Kosta, etc. The height of glass production was the end of the 19th century during which 77 glass factories were established with more than half of them situated in Småland.
