Åtvidaberg Municipality

Åtvidaberg Municipality Åtvidabergs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Åtvidaberg Municipality Coat of arms
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Country	Sweden
County	Östergötland County
Seat	Åtvidaberg
Area
• Total	780.27 km2 (301.26 sq mi)
• Land	686.62 km2 (265.11 sq mi)
• Water	93.65 km2 (36.16 sq mi)
	Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (March 31, 2016)
• Total	11,597
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Östergötland and Småland
Municipal code	0561
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

• Berg
• Björsäter
• Falerum
• Grebo
• Åtvidaberg (seat)
• Fröjerum

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" ("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

• Åtvidaberg Municipality - Official site