Lönsboda is the second largest locality in Osby Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 1,903 inhabitants in 2010.[1]
Lönsboda | |
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Lönsboda railway station | |
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Coordinates: 56°24′N 14°19′E | |
Country | Sweden |
Province | Scania |
County | Scania County |
Municipality | Osby Municipality |
Area | |
• Total | 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 1,903 |
• Density | 834/km2 (2,160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 280 70; 283 93 |
Lönsboda is situated in north-eastern Scania, about 20 km east of the municipal seat Osby and near the region border to Blekinge and Kronoberg.
The community grew up around a railway station which was opened in 1901.
Lönsboda has a connection to the United States and its military history. Sculptors obtained a block of black diabase for the pedestal of the Marine Corps War Memorial from quarries in Lönsboda.
Localities in Osby Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden | |
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