Valdemarsvik Municipality

Valdemarsvik Municipality
Valdemarsviks kommun
Municipality

Coat of arms
Country Sweden
County Östergötland County
Seat Valdemarsvik
Area[1]
 • Total 2,049.56 km2 (791.34 sq mi)
 • Land 733.82 km2 (283.33 sq mi)
 • Water 1,315.74 km2 (508.01 sq mi)
  Area as of January 1, 2014.
Population (June 30, 2016)[2]
 • Total 7,749
 • Density 3.8/km2 (9.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Östergötland and Småland
Municipal code 0563
Website www.valdemarsvik.se

Valdemarsvik Municipality (Valdemarsviks kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Valdemarsvik.

Valdemarsvik was originally a market town (köping) under the city of Söderköping. When the first local government acts came into force in Sweden in 1863 Valdemarsvik was not made a municipality of its own, but part of Ringarum. It was detached from Ringarum in 1914. The municipal reform of 1971 created the present municipality by reuniting Ringarum with Valdemarsvik and also adding Gryt and a part of the dissolved Tjust-Ed. The latter territory was transferred from Kalmar County.

Geographically, it is notable for an archipelago and a harbour.

Sights

The local church is from the 1870s, with extensive renovations in the early 20th century.

Notable natives

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (Microsoft Excel) (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 30 juni 2016" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. August 17, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
A 1913 postcard from Valdemarsvik

Coordinates: 58°12′N 16°36′E / 58.200°N 16.600°E / 58.200; 16.600

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