Hultsfred

Hultsfred
Hultsfred in July 2009
Hultsfred
Hultsfred
Coordinates: 57°29′N 15°50′E / 57.483°N 15.833°E / 57.483; 15.833
CountrySweden
ProvinceSmåland
CountyKalmar County
MunicipalityHultsfred Municipality
Area
  Total
6.09 km2 (2.35 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2021)
  Total
5,672
  Density844/km2 (2,190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Websitehttp://www.hultsfred.se/

Hultsfred (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhɵ̌ltsfrɛd] ) is a locality and the seat of Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 5,143 inhabitants in 2010. It is best known for the Hultsfred Festival and the infamous Sharp and Shallow Lake - once described by Ward Hayden (of Ward Hayden & the Outliers) as «stabbing cold, painfully shallow and muddy AF».