Vadstena Municipality
Vadstena kommun
Municipality
Vadstena Town Hall
Vadstena Town Hall
Coat of arms of Vadstena Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°27′N 14°54′E / 58.450°N 14.900°E / 58.450; 14.900
CountrySweden
CountyÖstergötland County
SeatVadstena
Area
[1]
 • Total413.259725 km2 (159.560472 sq mi)
 • Land181.839725 km2 (70.208710 sq mi)
 • Water231.42 km2 (89.35 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total7,528
 • Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceÖstergötland
Municipal code0584
Websitewww.vadstena.se

Vadstena Municipality (Vadstena kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Vadstena.

The old City of Vadstena was during the nationwide local government reform of the 1970s merged into Motala Municipality in 1974. This "marriage" was unsuccessful and a "divorce" was soon agreed upon and in 1980 the present municipality was created. It contains, however, 12 original units.

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Vadstena 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 7,517 residents, including 6,185 Swedish citizens of voting age.[3] 48.1 % voted for the left coalition and 51.2 % for the right coalition.

Nature

Vadstena is situated by lake Vättern, Sweden's second largest lake. Fishing was an important source of food when the town was first founded around the year 1000 AD, and it continued to be dependent on fish and ship merchandise.

There are two nature reserves in the municipality:

  • The Ombergsliden, 230,000 m2 large, a lime-rich marsh. It has several notable plants, such as the uncommon orchid Tuber geophyte (Gymnadenia odoratissima), and the carnivorous Butterwort plant .
  • The Kastad kulle torräng is a drumlin rich on lime, and hosts several plants otherwise not found in the area, such as the Oxytropis pilosa, otherwise very sparsely outside of Gotland .

Sights

  • Vadstena Castle
  • Vadstena Abbey
  • The Vadstena Hospital area and museum with buildings from the 16th century to the 20th century.
  • Herrestad Church, inaugurated in 1112, which makes it one of the oldest dated stone churches in Sweden (the Holy Cross Church in Dalby, Skåne, Sweden was built "around" 1060). The church tower was constructed around a century later, and is largely unmodified throughout the centuries.
  • Rogslösa Church, from the 13th century, which is especially notable for its ornaments of Celtic influences.
  • There are also other interesting medieval churches in the municipality, such as Hagebyhöga Church, Väversunda Church, Hov Church, Örberga Church and Nässja Church. Most of these were begun on in the 12th century.

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 Vadstena i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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