Valdemarsvik Municipality

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Valdemarsvik Municipality (Kommun)

Valdemarsvik Municipality in Sweden Map outlining the municipalities of Sweden	Coat of arms
	Municipal facts
	Seat	Valdemarsvik
	58° 12′ N 16° 36′ E
	County	Östergötland County
	Province	Östergötland
	Area Rank	739 km² 254th of 290
	Population Rank (2005)	8,159 242nd of 290
	Population density	11/km²

Valdemarsvik Municipality is a Municipality in Östergötland County, in southeast Sweden. Its seat is in Valdemarsvik with 3,000 inhabitants.

Geographically, it is notable for an archipelago and a harbour.

Historically Valdemarsvik was mentioned the first time in 1664 as a small town (köping) belonging to the city of Söderköping. It formed an independent municipality with the first day of 1914

[edit] Sights

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

[edit] Notable natives

• Lena Ek, member of the European Parliament, lives in Valdemarsvik.
• Football player Nils Liedholm was born, and grew up in Valdemarsvik.

[edit] External links

• Valdemarsvik - Official site
• article Valdemarsvik from Nordisk familjebok, in Swedish

Municipalities of Östergötland County

Boxholm | Finspång | Kinda | Linköping | Mjölby | Motala | Norrköping | Söderköping | Vadstena | Valdemarsvik | Ydre | Åtvidaberg | Ödeshög

Counties of Sweden | Sweden