Högsby is a

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and the seat of

Högsby Municipality Högsby Municipality ( sv, Högsby kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town Högsby. The latest nationwide subdivision reform in Sweden was centred on the year 1971. In this area the amalg ...

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with 1,881 inhabitants in 2010. Other towns in the Högsby Municipality are Långemåla, Fågelfors, Berga and Fagerhult, of which Långemåla is probably the smallest.

Högsby Tätort

The town of Högsby is the seat of the Högsby Municipality, which itself is part of Kalmar County. The town has a local mall

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, located closely with other local shops and businesses such as a thai restaurant (Bhann Thai ), a second hand shop, a café, and a local gym. Högsby also has one ICA supermarket, one COOP Konsum supermarket and a few local pizzerias. In the center of the town there is another second hand shop, Kupan, which is part of the

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Sights

Högsby has the river Emån running through the town, which is commonly used for canoeing and fishing. A museum about the actress

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, opened in 1998, is located in the center of Högsby. This is in large due to that her mother originated from Högsby. Bokhultet is a nature reserve located outside Högsby; it has a significant number of rare plants and insects.

Education

Högsby is also home of Högsby Educational Centre (Högsby Utbildningscenter), commonly referred to as HUC. It's a small school, with less than 160 pupils, all between 16 and 19 years old. HUC is a so-called "Gymnasium" which in British and American school systems would be something in the middle between

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and

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References

Municipal seats of Kalmar County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Kalmar County Populated places in Högsby Municipality {{Kalmar-geo-stub