Valdemarsvik Municipality

Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Valdemarsviks kommun


county=Östergötland County
province=Östergötland and Småland
capital=Valdemarsvik


arearank=143rd
area=781.69
arealand=739.00
populationrank=243rd
population=8,038
densityrank=230th
populationdensity=10.9
website=http://www.valdemarsvik.se/
footnotes=Area and population as of December 31, 2006

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.

ights

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

Notable natives

*Lena Ek, member of the European Parliament, lives in Valdemarsvik
*Nils Liedholm, professional soccer player, was born and raised in Valdemarsvik

External links

* [http://www.valdemarsvik.se/ Valdemarsvik Municipality] - Official site
* [http://runeberg.org/nfck/0215.html Article "Valdemarsvik"] - From Nordisk familjebok (in Swedish)