Strömsnäsbruk is the second largest
locality
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situated in
Markaryd Municipality
Markaryd Municipality (''Markaryds kommun'') is a municipality in south-west Kronoberg County in southern Sweden, where the town Markaryd is seat.
In 1916 a part of the rural municipality of Markaryd was detached from it, forming a market town (' ...
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Kronoberg County
Kronoberg County (; sv, Kronobergs län) is a county or '' län'' in southern Sweden. Kronoberg is one of three counties in the province of Småland. It borders the counties of Skåne, Halland, Jönköping, Kalmar, and Blekinge. Its capital is ...
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Sweden
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with 2,066 inhabitants in 2010.
The settlement grew up after the opening of Skåne-Smålands Järnväg (railway) in 1887. A paper mill, Strömsnäs Bruk, was erected and was the main industry in Strömsnäsbruk until it was closed down in the 1970s. Strömsnäsbruk had a maximum population of 2,500 in the 1960s.
References
External links
Statistics Sweden, List of localities 2005
Populated places in Kronoberg County
Populated places in Markaryd Municipality
Finnveden
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