Official Name: | Silverdalen |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Kalmar#Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Hultsfred Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kalmar County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Småland |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.39 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Population Total: | 725 |
Population Density Km2: | 522 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 57.5422°N 15.7497°W |
Silverdalen (Swedish for The Silver Valley) is a locality situated in Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 725 inhabitants in 2010.
The Nässjö - Oskarshamn railway line passes through the settlement since 1874. It was given the name Silverdalen in 1931. Before that it was either called Hällefors or Råsa-Lönneberga. The paper mill located here was founded around 1874 and was in operation until year 2002 when M-real (which had taken over as owner in 2000) closed down its operation. The Municipality also had a railway which was completed in 1874.[2] The initial name of the railway stop was Rasa which later was later changed at the same time with the paper mill in 1931.[3] Together, they were named Silverdalen after a naming dispute with the Swedish postal service.[4] The train station was later closed down in 2014.[5] As of 2020, the population of Silverdalen was estimated to have declined to 666,[6] with the male population being at 330 while the female was at 336.[7]