Official Name: | Virserum |
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: | 2.62 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Population Total: | 1,742 |
Population Density Km2: | 665 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 57.3167°N 50°W |
Virserum (pronounced as /sv/)[2] is a locality situated in Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 1,742 inhabitants in 2010. Prior to 1971, it was a köping. The history of Virserum goes back to the Middle Ages, and in the 1950s, the town was a centre for the furniture industry.In the village of Bösebo, 10km east of Virserum you can find evidence of settlement from 2500 B.C.