Åby, Växjö Municipality Explained

Official Name:Åby
Pushpin Map:Sweden Kronoberg#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Växjö Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kronoberg County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Småland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.73
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:456
Population Density Km2:627
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:57.0333°N 61°W

Åby is a locality situated in Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 456 inhabitants in 2010.

The 2022 Women's Bandy World Championship was held there, in Eriksson Arena, which normally is the home ice of bandy club Åby/Tjureda IF. The 2023 Women's Bandy World Championship and the 2023 Men's Bandy World Championship will also be held there.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010 . 14 December 2011 . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20120127055525/http://www.scb.se/Statistik/MI/MI0810/2010A01/Tatorternami0810tab1_4.xls . 27 January 2012 . live . 10 January 2012.