Bor, Sweden

Coordinates: 57°07′N 14°10′E / 57.117°N 14.167°E / 57.117; 14.167
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Bor
Bor is located in Jönköping
Bor
Bor
Bor is located in Sweden
Bor
Bor
Coordinates: 57°07′N 14°10′E / 57.117°N 14.167°E / 57.117; 14.167
CountrySweden
ProvinceSmåland
CountyJönköping County
MunicipalityVärnamo Municipality
Area
 • Total1.57 km2 (0.61 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total1,256
 • Density798/km2 (2,070/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Bor (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈboːr])[2] is a locality situated in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 1,256 inhabitants in 2010.[1]

Narrow gauge railway[edit]

Bor is the terminus of the 600 mm (1 ft 11+58 in) narrow gauge Ohsabanan, a museum railway from Os, 15 km away. The railway was constructed in the summer of 1910 and runs steam trains.

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  2. ^ Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 5.