Grimslöv Explained

Official Name:Grimslöv
Pushpin Map:Sweden Kronoberg#Sweden
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type3:Municipality
Subdivision Name3:Alvesta Municipality
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kronoberg County
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Småland
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.71
Population As Of:31 December 2010
Population Total:593
Population Density Km2:833
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:56.7333°N 46°W

Grimslöv is a locality situated in Alvesta Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 593 inhabitants in 2010.

Grimslöv got media attention in 2015, when an article by journalist Alexander Mahmoud was nominated for Stora Journalistpriset.[2] The article, "Hem till Byn" (Home to the Village) deals with issues about racism, bullying and identity[3] in the village where Mahmoud grew up.[4]

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 .
  2. Web site: Bildjournalisten Alexander Mahmoud sommarpratar. Fotosidan. sv. 2019-08-29.
  3. News: Alexander återvände hem – till vänner och rasism. Nielsen. Erik. 2014-10-30. 2019-08-29. sv.
  4. Web site: Hem till byn. Tidningen Re:public. sv-SE. 2019-08-29.