Flerohopp Explained

Official Name:Flerohopp
Pushpin Map:Sweden Kalmar#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Nybro Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kalmar County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Småland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.52
Population As Of:2005-12-31
Population Total:209
Population Density Km2:400
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:56.8167°N 67°W

Flerohopp is a village situated in Nybro Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 209 inhabitants in 2005.

Flerohopp grew up around the ironworks which had been founded in the town in 1725. The name Flerohopp comes from the names of the three founders of the factory: G.W. Fleetwood, G.F. Rothlieb and Caspar Dietrich Hoppenstedt. The ironworks was in use until 1880. In the same buildings the glassworks were established in 1892, which was operational until 1960. Glass was blown for laboratory work and lightbulbs.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 . . xls . Swedish . 2009-05-10.