Sölvesborg Municipality
Sölvesborg Municipality
Sölvesborgs kommun | |
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Sölvesborg City Hall | |
| Coordinates: 56°03′N 14°35′E / 56.050°N 14.583°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| County | Blekinge County |
| Seat | Sölvesborg |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,106.4 km2 (427.2 sq mi) |
| • Land | 185.31 km2 (71.55 sq mi) |
| • Water | 921.09 km2 (355.63 sq mi) |
| Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
| Population (31 December 2024) | |
• Total | 17,430 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | SE |
| Province | Blekinge |
| Municipal code | 1083 |
| Website | www.solvesborg.se |
Sölvesborg Municipality (Swedish: Sölvesborgs kommun) is a municipality in Blekinge County in South Sweden in southern Sweden. It borders to Bromölla Municipality, Olofström Municipality and Karlshamn Municipality. The town Sölvesborg is the seat of the municipality.
The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the City of Sölvesborg was amalgamated with the rural municipalities Gammalstorp and Mjällby.