Västervik Municipality
Västervik Municipality (Västerviks kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, with its seat in the city of Västervik.
The present municipality was created in 1971, when the former City of Västervik was amalgamated with eight surroundning rural municipalities.
Localities
There are 11 urban areas (or localities) in Västervik 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.
| # | Locality | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Västervik | 20,694 |
| 2 | Gamleby | 2,805 |
| 3 | Ankarsrum | 1,337 |
| 4 | Överum | 1,270 |
| 5 | Gunnebo | 989 |
| 6 | Piperskärr | 462 |
| 7 | Loftahammar | 432 |
| 8 | Hjorted | 338 |
| 9 | Edsbruk | 311 |
| 10 | Totebo | 256 |
| 11 | Almvik | 202 |
References
External links
- Västervik Municipality - Official site
- Västervik Tourism Official site - In Swedish, English and German
- Template:Sv icon Article Västervik in Nordisk Familjebok
- Coat of arms
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