
Ikea in Älmhult, 2005
'Älmhult Municipality' (''Älmhults kommun'') is a
municipality in central
Kronoberg County in southern
Sweden, where the town of
Älmhult is seat.
Of historical significance is that the world renowned
botanist Carl von Linné was born and grew up in the parish of
Stenbrohult in the early
18th century. Today, the estate where he was born and lived his first months has been turned into a museum at
Råshult, still surrounded by the same meadows and fields it was 300 years ago.
Allegedly, the area has a variety of different specimens of plants, likely to trigger the interest of a botanical minded youngster. The geography is probably not distinguished from its neighbouring municipalities however. Like all
Småland municipalities they contain a variety of lakes, streams and above all forests.
The first
IKEA store was opened in Älmhult, by
Ingvar Kamprad. Ingvar grew up in the municipality, in Agunnaryd.
Localities
There are 5
urban areas (or
localities) in Älmhult Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
Notable natives
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Carolus Linnaeus
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Ingvar Kamprad
References
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Statistics Sweden
External links
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Älmhult Municipality - Official site
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Älmhult.com