is a
Municipality in
Kalmar County , in south-eastern
Sweden . Its seat is located in '''Emmaboda''' (pop. 5,000).
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The municipality borders to the municipalities of
Nybro ,
Kalmar and
Torsås in Kalmar County; to
Karlskrona and
Ronneby in
Blekinge County ; and
Tingsryd and
Lessebo in
Kronoberg County . The nearest cities in its vicinity are
Kalmar (pop. 32,000) and
Karlskrona (pop. 33,000).
It is part of ''
Glasriket '', the Realm of Glass, where people have been producing glass products at least since the 17th century, and transported to the rest of Sweden. The
Glassworks in Emmaboda municipality are mainly ''Johansfors'', ''Åfors'' and ''Boda'', the latter being one part of the supplier for the glass sculpturer
Kosta Boda .
Those interested in nature activities will find many opportunities of fishing in the many lakes and streams stretching through the municipality.
The works about the
Swedish Emigration To North America written by
Vilhelm Moberg that have spread around the world have put a focus on many places in the municipality mentioned in the novels. Moberg himself was born on a farm just north-west of the town Emmaboda in
1898 , where a monument stone now stands since 1970. Nearby is also a small museum about the author.
Duvemåla , a village where the fictionary main characters of the novels live, is also located in the municipality.
Historically, the dense forests in this area where a centre for
Nils Dacke s rebellion fights against the King
Gustav Vasa in the 16th century, causing the King great troubles for a while, until he sent down troups gathered from every other of the
Provinces Of Sweden . Naturally the area today contains several remains and folk museums in honour if this time.
The largest municipal employer is
ITT Flygt , with a world wide reputation for their draining pumps and blenders, with some 1,100 employees in the municipality.
Emmaboda has seven
Sister Cities ; of these the municipality only has regular contact with the two listed at the bottom:
