Lönsboda

Lönsboda
Lönsboda railway station
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Coordinates: 56°24′N 14°19′E / 56.400°N 14.317°E / 56.400; 14.317Coordinates: 56°24′N 14°19′E / 56.400°N 14.317°E / 56.400; 14.317
Country	Sweden
Province	Skåne
County	Skåne County
Municipality	Osby Municipality
Area
• Total	2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)
• Total	1,903
• Density	834/km2 (2,160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)

Lönsboda is the second largest locality in Osby Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 1,903 inhabitants in 2010.

Lönsboda is situated in north-eastern Scania, about 20 km east of the municipal seat Osby and near the provincial border to Blekinge and Småland.

The community grew up around a railway station which was opened in 1901.

Lönsboda has a connection to the United States and its military history. Sculptors obtained a block of black diabase for the pedestal of the Marine Corps War Memorial from quarries in Lönsboda.