Torsås Municipality

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**Torsås Municipality (*Kommun*)**
Image:Svcmap kalmar.png Torsås in southern Kalmar County Image:Kalmar Municipalities.png Map outlining municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms Image:Torsås City Arms.jpg
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Torsås:
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	County	Kalmar County
	Province	Smalandia
	Area Rank	470 km² 179th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	7,263 251st of 290
	Density	18.5/km²

This page deals with both Torsås Municipality and the urban area (tätort) Torsås

Torsås Municipality is a small Municipality in Kalmar County, in south-eastern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Torsås (pop. 1,900)

The geography consists mainly of forests, not uncommon in Smalandia province. Located by the Baltic Sea, it has been somewhat cultivated too and there are some plains.

Being scarsely populated by some 7,000 people, the smallest in Kalmar County, Torsås tries to attract people to settle there, boasting its nature and the advantages of a small municipality while being no more than 30 minutes away from the larger towns of Kalmar and Karlskrona.

Interesting locations in the municipality includes a monument honouring the Treaty of Brömsebro between Denmark and Sweden 1645, and the Garpen lighthouse, located on a small islet outside the coast, where one can spend the night on a hostel. Those interested in curiosities might also find it worthwhile to have a look at the world's largest wooden ladle, weighing 350 kg.