Åtvidaberg Municipality
Åtvidabergs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms of Åtvidaberg Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°12′N 16°00′E / 58.200°N 16.000°E / 58.200; 16.000
CountrySweden
CountyÖstergötland County
SeatÅtvidaberg
Area
[1]
 • Total780.27 km2 (301.26 sq mi)
 • Land686.62 km2 (265.11 sq mi)
 • Water93.65 km2 (36.16 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total11,462
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceÖstergötland and Småland
Municipal code0561
Websitewww.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.[3]

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 11,454 residents, including 9,075 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 47.7 % voted for the left coalition and 51.3 % for the right coalition.

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Åtvidaberg i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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