Vadstena Municipality
Vadstena kommun | |
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Coordinates: 58°27′N 14°54′E / 58.450°N 14.900°E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Östergötland County |
Seat | Vadstena |
Area | |
• Total | 413.259725 km2 (159.560472 sq mi) |
• Land | 181.839725 km2 (70.208710 sq mi) |
• Water | 231.42 km2 (89.35 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)
[2] | |
• Total | 7,434 |
• Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Östergötland |
Municipal code | 0584 |
Website | www.vadstena.se |
Vadstena Municipality (Vadstena kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Vadstena.
The old City of Vadstena was during the nationwide local government reform of the 1970s merged into Motala Municipality in 1974. This "marriage" was unsuccessful and a "divorce" was soon agreed upon and in 1980 the present municipality was created. It contains, however, 12 original units.
This is a demographic table based on Vadstena Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. [3]
In total there were 7,517 residents, including 6,185 Swedish citizens of voting age. [3] 48.1% voted for the left coalition and 51.2% 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | ||||||||
Birgitta, Haga, Hagebyhösa, Hov | 1,716 | 1,448 | 45.4 | 54.2 | 83 | 92 | 8 | 25,737 | 40 |
Borghamn, Skedet, Rogslösa | 1,006 | 838 | 41.9 | 56.8 | 81 | 91 | 9 | 25,046 | 39 |
Gamla Söder-Nya Söder-Hertigen | 2,051 | 1,604 | 48.9 | 50.8 | 85 | 90 | 10 | 27,108 | 33 |
Innerstaden | 1,295 | 1,148 | 50.0 | 49.0 | 81 | 91 | 9 | 23,828 | 50 |
Kvissberg, Borgmästarområdet | 1,449 | 1,147 | 52.6 | 46.6 | 76 | 83 | 17 | 21,351 | 27 |
Source: SVT [3] |
Vadstena is situated by lake Vättern, Sweden's second largest lake. Fishing was an important source of food when the town was first founded around the year 1000 AD, and it continued to be dependent on fish and ship merchandise.
There are two nature reserves in the municipality:
Vadstena Municipality
Vadstena kommun | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 58°27′N 14°54′E / 58.450°N 14.900°E | |
Country | Sweden |
County | Östergötland County |
Seat | Vadstena |
Area | |
• Total | 413.259725 km2 (159.560472 sq mi) |
• Land | 181.839725 km2 (70.208710 sq mi) |
• Water | 231.42 km2 (89.35 sq mi) |
Area as of 1 January 2014. | |
Population (31 December 2023)
[2] | |
• Total | 7,434 |
• Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | SE |
Province | Östergötland |
Municipal code | 0584 |
Website | www.vadstena.se |
Vadstena Municipality (Vadstena kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the city of Vadstena.
The old City of Vadstena was during the nationwide local government reform of the 1970s merged into Motala Municipality in 1974. This "marriage" was unsuccessful and a "divorce" was soon agreed upon and in 1980 the present municipality was created. It contains, however, 12 original units.
This is a demographic table based on Vadstena Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. [3]
In total there were 7,517 residents, including 6,185 Swedish citizens of voting age. [3] 48.1% voted for the left coalition and 51.2% 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | ||||||||
Birgitta, Haga, Hagebyhösa, Hov | 1,716 | 1,448 | 45.4 | 54.2 | 83 | 92 | 8 | 25,737 | 40 |
Borghamn, Skedet, Rogslösa | 1,006 | 838 | 41.9 | 56.8 | 81 | 91 | 9 | 25,046 | 39 |
Gamla Söder-Nya Söder-Hertigen | 2,051 | 1,604 | 48.9 | 50.8 | 85 | 90 | 10 | 27,108 | 33 |
Innerstaden | 1,295 | 1,148 | 50.0 | 49.0 | 81 | 91 | 9 | 23,828 | 50 |
Kvissberg, Borgmästarområdet | 1,449 | 1,147 | 52.6 | 46.6 | 76 | 83 | 17 | 21,351 | 27 |
Source: SVT [3] |
Vadstena is situated by lake Vättern, Sweden's second largest lake. Fishing was an important source of food when the town was first founded around the year 1000 AD, and it continued to be dependent on fish and ship merchandise.
There are two nature reserves in the municipality: