Åtvidaberg Municipality

Åtvidaberg Municipality Åtvidabergs kommun
Municipality
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58°12′N 16°00′E
Country	Sweden
County	Östergötland County
Seat	Åtvidaberg
Area
• Total	780.27 km2 (301.26 sq mi)
• Land	686.62 km2 (265.11 sq mi)
• Water	93.65 km2 (36.16 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2023)
• Total	11,460
• Density	15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Östergötland and Småland
Municipal code	0561
Website	www.atvidaberg.se

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

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Åtvidaberg Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics.

In total there were 11,454 residents, including 9,075 Swedish citizens of voting age. 47.7% voted for the left coalition and 51.3% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

Location Residents Citizen
adults Left vote Right vote Employed Swedish
parents Foreign
heritage Income
SEK Degree % % Åtvidaberg C1 2,262 1,863 49.5 49.7 81 88 12 22,423 29 Åtvidaberg C2 2,477 1,978 49.6 49.8 90 93 7 26,161 37 Åtvidaberg N 2,439 1,815 44.8 54.4 89 94 6 28,984 43 Åtvidaberg S 2,116 1,739 48.5 50.5 82 93 7 22,485 22 Åtvidaberg Ö 2,160 1,680 47.8 50.6 77 84 16 22,001 22 Source: SVT

Notability

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

The Åtvidaberg church "Stora Kyrkan" ("the Big Church") was built in the 1870s in neo-Gothic style. The remains of a 17th-century church were also of interest. It was rebuilt and is now functioning as a church again, "Gamla Kyrkan" ("the Old Church").

At the end of the 19th century almost one third of the population of Åtvidaberg Municipality in Sweden emigrated to Ishpeming, Michigan in the United States as copper mines in the Åtvidaberg area closed down. In 1994 this was commemorated by a plaquette at the Mormorsgruvan mine of Åtvidaberg.

At Eksäter, north of the railway, there is a statue representing David Drummond (1593-1638). He was for a time an officer at the Östgöta foot with residence in Slevringe outside Åtvidaberg. He later became colonel of Kalmar Regiment. David Drummond is the first known tobacco smoker in Sweden.

External links

• Media related to Åtvidaberg Municipality at Wikimedia Commons
• Åtvidaberg Municipality - Official site