Åtvidaberg Municipality Explained

Åtvidaberg Municipality
Native Name:Åtvidabergs kommun
Native Name Lang:sv
Settlement Type:Municipality
Coordinates:58.2°N 16°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Sweden
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Östergötland County
Seat Type:Seat
Seat:Åtvidaberg
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Note:Area as of .
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Blank Name Sec1:Province
Blank Info Sec1:Östergötland and Småland
Blank1 Name Sec1:Municipal code
Blank1 Info Sec1:0561
Iso Code:SE
Website:www.atvidaberg.se

Åtvidaberg Municipality (Åtvidabergs kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeastern Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Åtvidaberg, with some 7,000 inhabitants.

The present municipality was established in 1971 when the market town (köping) of Åtvidaberg (instituted in 1947) was amalgamated with its surrounding rural municipalities. A part of the present territory was transferred from Kalmar County.

Localities

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Åtvidaberg Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.[1]

In total there were 11,454 residents, including 9,075 Swedish citizens of voting age.[1] 47.7% voted for the left coalition and 51.3% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location
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Åtvidaberg C12,2621,86349.549.781881222,42329
Åtvidaberg C22,4771,97849.649.89093726,16137
Åtvidaberg N2,4391,81544.854.48994628,98443
Åtvidaberg S2,1161,73948.550.58293722,48522
Åtvidaberg Ö2,1601,68047.850.677841622,00122
Source: SVT

Notability

The Åtvidabergs Vagnfabrik (Wagon Factory), was founded in 1910 and constructed early cars. A total of 12 cars were made. They resembled the American carriage with large wheels.

The Åtvidaberg church "Stora Kyrkan" ("the Big Church") was built in the 1870s in neo-Gothic style. The remains of a 17th-century church were also of interest. It was rebuilt and is now functioning as a church again, "Gamla Kyrkan" ("the Old Church").

At the end of the 19th century almost one third of the population of Åtvidaberg Municipality in Sweden emigrated to Ishpeming, Michigan in the United States as copper mines in the Åtvidaberg area closed down.[9] In 1994 this was commemorated by a plaquette at the Mormorsgruvan mine of Åtvidaberg.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valresultat 2022 för Åtvidaberg i riksdagsvalet. SVT. sv. 11 September 2022. 7 January 2024.