Lönsboda facts for kids
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Lönsboda
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Lönsboda railway station
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 Lönsboda
Location in Scania
Lönsboda
Location in Sweden
Lönsboda
Location in European Union
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| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Scania |
| County | Scania County |
| Municipality | Osby Municipality |
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| • Total | 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
| Population
(31 December 2010)
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| • Total | 1,903 |
| • Density | 834/km2 (2,160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal codes |
280 70; 283 93
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Lönsboda is the second largest locality in Osby Municipality, Scania County, Sweden with 1,903 inhabitants in 2010.
Lönsboda is situated in north-eastern Scania, about 20 km east of the municipal seat Osby and near the region border to Blekinge and Kronoberg.
The community grew up around a railway station which was opened in 1901.
United States Marine Corps War Memorial
Lönsboda has a connection to the United States and its military history. Sculptors obtained a block of black diabase for the pedestal of the Marine Corps War Memorial from quarries in Lönsboda.
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