- Alvesta Municipality
:"Not to be confused with
Avesta Municipality in central Sweden."Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Alvesta kommun
county=Kronoberg County
province=Småland
capital=Alvesta
arearank=108th
area=1,076.74
arealand=977.76
populationrank=127th
population=18,741
densityrank=176th
populationdensity=19.2
website=http://www.alvesta.se/
footnotes=Area and population as of December 31, 2006Alvesta Municipality ("Alvesta kommun") is a municipality in
Kronoberg County , southernSweden . Its seat is inAlvesta .The present municipality was created in 1971, when the market town ("
köping ") Alvesta (instituted in 1945) was amalgamated with four surrounding rural municipalities. Amalgamations had also taken place in 1952 and 1963. The number of original local government entities within the present municipality is twelve.The municipal arms are from 1951 and depict three
bee s and a winged wheel. This symbolizes the railroad that is so vital for the industry, while the bees signify the hard-working spirit that the locals pride themselves with.The municipality boasts nature areas and is suitable for fishing, canoeing or playing golf.
The mansion of Huseby is a popular place to visit, located some 15 kilometers south of the town Alvesta, and hosts a couple of museums. There are also old churches scattered around the municipality, some with medieval foundations, among them the Alvesta Church.
Localities
There are 6 urban areas (or tätort) in Alvesta Municipality.
In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.
Notable natives
Some well-known natives of Alvesta are the national famous magician
Joe Labero and the ATPtennis playerJonas Björkman . The former world #1 in the same sport,Mats Wilander , was originally from Torpsbruk in the north part of the municipality.References
* [http://www.scb.se Statistics Sweden]
External links
* [http://www.alvesta.se/ Alvesta Municipality] - Official site
* [http://www.ngw.nl/int/zwe/a/alvesta.htm Coat of arms]
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