Nybro (Swedish: [ˈnŷːbruː] , outdatedly [nʏˈbruː]) is a city and the seat of Nybro Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden with 13,583. inhabitants in 2020. Overview. Nybro was founded as a rest area for travellers on the road between Växjö in the west and Kalmar in the east. In the 18th century a new bridge was built where the road crossed a stream and it was hence called Nybron, The New Bridge. A small tavern called Lortkrogen (literally the Filth Tavern) opened there. The market town was founded in the 19th century, but it rapidly transformed into an industrial town.
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