Valdemarsvik (municipality)

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Valdemarsvik municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality of Valdemarsvik Location of the municipality of Valdemarsvik
coat of arms Location in Östergötland County
State : Sweden
Province (län): Östergötland County
Historical provinces (landskap): Östergötland
Småland
Main place: Valdemarsvik
SCB code: 0563
Residents : 7873 (December 31, 2019)
Area : 777.1 km² (January 1, 2016)
Population density : 10.1 inhabitants / km²
Website : www.valdemarsvik.se
List of municipalities in Sweden

Coordinates: 58 ° 12 '  N , 16 ° 36'  E

The place Valdemarsvik on a postcard from 1913

Valdemarsvik is a municipality ( Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Östergötland County and the historical provinces of Östergötland and Småland . The main town of the municipality is Valdemarsvik .

The name of the community refers to the Danish King Waldemar II , who commissioned an exploration of this area. In summer, the number of inhabitants increases sharply due to the large number of tourists who relax here.

geography

The landscape of the municipality is characterized by a strongly indented coast and many skerries . With all the bays, the coastline here is over 700 km long. The largest bay is called Valdemarsviken and is bordered by mountains up to 70 meters high.

Attractions

In the village of Gusum there is a remarkable glassworks and a museum dedicated to brass products . The museum is located in a former factory, which was the first in Sweden to start producing zippers in 1931 .

Bigger places

Web links

Commons : Valdemarsvik Municipality  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner December 31, 2019 at Statistiska centralbyrån
  2. ↑ Kommunarealer January 1, 2016 at Statistiska centralbyrån (including all inland waters)