Rockneby

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Rockneby

Total population

898

Air quality index

27Good

Land area180 km²

Coordinates56.80°, 16.35°

Demographic figures from Statistics Sweden (SCB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Rockneby is a locality situated in Kalmar Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 869 inhabitants in 2010.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Sara Algotsson Ostholt

Swedish equestrian

Linda Algotsson

Swedish equestrian

Carl Wilhelm von Sydow

Swedish ethnologist (1878–1952)

Erik Israelsson

Swedish football player

Lala Sjöqvist

Swedish diver (1903–1964)

Edvard Johanson

Swedish trade unionist and politician (1882–1936)

Gerhard Lindblom

Swedish ethnographer (1887–1969)

Daniel Edelcreutz

Swedish politician

C

Christer Foghagen

Swedish poet

Einar Haeggblom

Swedish politician (1893–1978)

Åke Holmbäck

politician and Member of the parliament of Sweden (1889-1976)

G

Gustaf Jonnergård

Swedish politician (1918–1985)

Ernst Albin Kock

Swedish germanist (1864–1943)

Klas Malmborg

Swedish politician (1865–1930)

David Norman

Hugo Raab

Swedish military personnel (1831-1881)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kalmar

• Läckeby
  2.5 mi away · pop. 878
• Drag
  3.2 mi away · pop. 274
• Lindsdal
  5.2 mi away · pop. 5,709
• Smedby
  9.6 mi away · pop. 3,487
• Kalmar
  9.8 mi away · pop. 35,170
• Ålem
  10.4 mi away · pop. 803
• Rinkabyholm
  10.9 mi away · pop. 1,631
• Boholmarna
  10.9 mi away · pop. 297
• Algutsrum
  11 mi away · pop. 871
• Trekanten
  11.4 mi away · pop. 1,422
• Färjestaden
  11.5 mi away · pop. 5,645
• Timmernabben
  12 mi away · pop. 1,357

Browse all places in Kalmar →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Toad

Bufo bufo

Seen 2026-05-31

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Seen 2026-05-31

Wall Brown

Lasiommata megera

Seen 2026-05-31

Sticky Catchfly

Viscaria vulgaris

Seen 2026-05-30

Dragon's-teeth

Lotus maritimus

Seen 2026-05-30

Arctic Starflower

Lysimachia europaea

Seen 2026-05-30

Sweet Woodruff

Galium odoratum

Seen 2026-05-30

white clover

Trifolium repens

Seen 2026-05-29

Common Sorrel

Rumex acetosa

Seen 2026-05-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).