Hok, Sweden

Hok
Hok
Hok
Coordinates: 57°31′N 14°16′E / 57.517°N 14.267°E / 57.517; 14.267Coordinates: 57°31′N 14°16′E / 57.517°N 14.267°E / 57.517; 14.267
Country Sweden
Province Småland
County Jönköping County
Municipality Vaggeryd Municipality
Area[1]
  Total 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
  Total 637
  Density 740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Climate Dfb

Hok is a locality situated in Vaggeryd Municipality, Jönköping County, Sweden with 637 inhabitants in 2010.[1] North of it is the Hok Mansion.

History

The church of Svenarum, 6 km south of Hok.

Hok was once an important station in the manufacturing process of Swedish iron from Taberg and is situated along the railway between Nässjö and Halmstad. The old railway station was demolished around 1990, however a new combined bus/train-stop was built in 2004.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.


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