Hasslö

Hasslö (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈhâsːlœ])^[2] is an island and a locality situated in the Blekinge archipelago in Karlskrona Municipality, Blekinge County, Sweden with 1,628 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

Hasslö Island

Hasslö
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Coordinates: 56°06′30″N 15°27′45″E
Country	Sweden
Province	Blekinge
County	Blekinge County
Municipality	Karlskrona Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	3.03 km2 (1.17 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2010)[1]
• Total	1,628
• Density	537/km2 (1,390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

For many years, the Swedish navy's activities on Hasslö meant that foreigners' access to the island was restricted, but that is no longer true. Hasslö is famous for its fish, and fishing has historically been the main livelihood. A famous fishing site on Hasslö is the Rallbryggan.

Hasslö is a flat island and most of the people live near the coast. The island is connected to the mainland via the Hasslö Bridge.

Hasslö is the birthplace of the socialist Fabian Månsson (1872–1938), and today there is a statue erected of him on the island.

Sports

The following sports clubs are located in Hasslö:

• Hasslö GoIF

References

1. "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km² 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
2. Jöran Sahlgren; Gösta Bergman (1979). Svenska ortnamn med uttalsuppgifter (in Swedish). p. 10.