Emmaboda is a locality and the seat of the local municipality in Kalmar County. This is a part of the historical province of Småland in southeastern Sweden. This is a former railway settlement that has developed and has today a population of around 5,000 inhabitants, a little bit more than half of everyone living in the municipality.
A Short History of Emmaboda
Emmaboda was for centuries only a small settlement within Vissefjärda Parish. That began to change in 1874 when the railway to Kalmar was completed with a station on land belonging to the settlement of Gantesbo. The locality became a railway junction within a year when the railway line between Karlskrona and Växjö was completed and joined the line to Kalmar. The railway station received its name from the settlement of Emmaboda.
The locality has since grown and does today not only include the two former settlements of Emmaboda and Gantesbo. It now also includes the former station settlement of Lindås as well as the neighborhoods of Grimmansmåla, Kimramåla, Linneryd, Rasslebygd, and Tommaboda.
Things to Do and See
The music festival Emmabodafestivalen came to a halt in 2018 after around 30 years, marking an end for the largest event in the area. Today visitors can walk along the street Storgatan to reach the main square with the two grocery stores Coop and ICA Supermarket. The railway station is also never far away, providing an insight into the past of Emmaboda. A bit further away is also Emmaboda Church, dating back to 1941.
How to Get to Emmaboda
- Flights: There are rhree airports nearby. These are Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) to the east, Ronneby Airport (RNB) to the south, and Växjö Småland Airport (VXO) to the northwest.
- Car: Emmaboda lies along Road 28 north of Karlskrona and to the west of Kalmar near Road 25.
- Train: Krösatåg, SJ, and Öresundståg have trains to and from Emmaboda. Destinations include Copenhagen, Gothenburg, Kalmar, and Karlskrona,
- Bus: Buses from Kalmar Länstrafik connect Emmaboda with the surrounding area.
The driving distance from 5 major Swedish cities, according to Google Maps:
- Stockholm – 442 kilometers (5 h)
- Gothenburg – 293 kilometers (3 h 30 min)
- Malmö – 223 kilometers (2 h 40 min)
- Linköping – 247 kilometers (3 h 10 min)
- Kiruna – 1672 kilometers (18 h 20 min)
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