Åtvidaberg Municipality

Infobox_Kommun2
fullname=Åtvidabergs kommun


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


arearank=141st
area=784.32
arealand=690.42
populationrank=188th
population=11,775
densityrank=188th
populationdensity=17.1
website=http://www.atvidaberg.se/
footnotes=Area and population as of December 31, 2006

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

*Berg
*Björsäter
*Falerum
*Grebo
*Åtvidaberg (seat)
*Fröjerum

Notability

The "Åtvidabergs Vagnfabrik" (Wagon Factory), was founded 1910 konstructed early car. A total of 12 cars were made. They resembled the American carriage with large wheels.

The Åtvidaberg church "Nya Kyrkan" (The new church) is from the 1870s in neo-Gothic. The remains of a 17th century church was also of interest but it was rebuilt and is now functioning as church again "Gamla Kyrkan" (The old church).

External links

* [http://www.atvidaberg.se/ Åtvidaberg Municipality] - Official site