Reftele

Place in Småland, Sweden
57°11′N 13°35′E / 57.183°N 13.583°E / 57.183; 13.583CountrySwedenProvinceSmålandCountyJönköping CountyMunicipalityGislaved MunicipalityArea
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 • Total1.60 km2 (0.62 sq mi)Population
 (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total1,282 • Density802/km2 (2,080/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)ClimateCfb

Reftele (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɛ̂fːtɛlɛ])[2] is a locality situated in Gislaved Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 1,282 inhabitants in 2010.[1] Here lived Johan Svensson who died in the sinking of Titanic aged 75 and his son Amandus Ekström aged 45.

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. 20.


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