Oskarström

Oskarström is the second largest locality in Halmstad Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 4,157 inhabitants in 2020. It is situated along the Nissan river about 15 km north-east of Halmstad.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Oskarström
Settlement.pushpin_map: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Sweden
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Halmstad Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Halland County
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Halland
Settlement.area_total_km2: 3.42
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2020

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Oskarström Municipal Society
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Oskarström is the second largest locality in Halmstad Municipality, Halland County, Sweden, with 4,157 inhabitants in 2020. It is situated along the Nissan river about 15 km north-east of Halmstad.

Its name comes from Oscar Björkman from Gothenburg, who in 1844 bought land here and erected a sawmill.