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For other places with the same name, see Bor. Place in Småland, Sweden
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Coordinates: 57°07′N 14°10′E / 57.117°N 14.167°E / 57.117; 14.167
CountrySweden
ProvinceSmåland
CountyJönköping County
MunicipalityVärnamo Municipality
Area
 • Total1.57 km (0.61 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,256
 • Density798/km (2,070/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Bor (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈboːr]) is a locality situated in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 1,256 inhabitants in 2010.

Narrow gauge railway

Bor is the terminus of the 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) narrow gauge Ohsabanan, a museum railway from Os, 15 km away. The railway was constructed in the summer of 1910 and runs steam trains.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km 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. 5.
Localities in Värnamo Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden
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