Official Name: | Lessebo |
Pushpin Map: | Sweden Kronoberg#Sweden |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Sweden |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name3: | Lessebo Municipality |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kronoberg County |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Småland |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 3.40 |
Population As Of: | 31 December 2010 |
Population Total: | 2,737 |
Population Density Km2: | 805 |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Coordinates: | 56.75°N 31°W |
Lessebo is a locality and the seat of Lessebo Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 2,737 inhabitants in 2010.The Lessebo community formed gradually around the paper and iron works that was founded in 1660. Today Vida Paper AB runs the pulp and paper mill as well as The Lessebo Hand Paper Mill which is one of very few commercially run European hand paper mills still existing.
Lessebo is situated in what is called the Kingdom of Crystal, which is the centre of Swedish mouth blown glass production.