Silverdalen

57°32′32″N 15°44′59″E / 57.54222°N 15.74972°E / 57.54222; 15.74972CountrySwedenProvinceSmålandCountyKalmar CountyMunicipalityHultsfred MunicipalityArea • Total1.39 km² (0.54 sq mi)Population • Total725 • Density522/km² (1,350/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

Silverdalen (Swedish for The Silver Valley) is a locality situated in Hultsfred Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 725 inhabitants in 2010.^[1]

The Nässjö - Oskarshamn railway line passes through the settlement since 1874. It was given the name Silverdalen in 1931. Before that it was either called Hällefors or Råsa-Lönneberga. The paper mill located here was founded around 1874 and was in operation until year 2002 when M-real (which had taken over as owner in 2000) closed down its operation. The Municipality also had a railway which was completed in 1874.^[2] The initial name of the railway stop was Rasa which later was later changed at the same time with the paper mill in 1931.^[3] Together, they were named Silverdalen after a naming dispute with the Swedish postal service.^[4] The train station was later closed down in 2014.^[5] As of 2020, the population of Silverdalen was estimated to have declined to 666,^[6] with the male population being at 330 while the female was at 336.^[7]

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