Mönsterås () is a locality and the seat of

Mönsterås Municipality Mönsterås Municipality (''Mönsterås kommun'') is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, with its seat located in the town Mönsterås. Mönsterås was an original market town ''köping'', which in 1952 was united with the ru ...

, Kalmar County,

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, with 6,352 inhabitants in 2012. Mönsterås is associated with the Swedish poet Carl Boberg, particularly his 1885 writing of the lyrics for the eminent hymn "O Store Gud" (or "How Great Thou Art" by its common English title).

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Coastal cities and towns in Sweden Municipal seats of Kalmar County Swedish municipal seats Populated places in Kalmar County Populated places in Mönsterås Municipality Port cities and towns of the Baltic Sea {{Kalmar-geo-stub