Åtvidaberg Municipality () 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 % % Åtvidaberg C1 2,262 1,863 49.5 49.7 81 88 12 22,423 29Åtvidaberg C2 2,477 1,978 49.6 49.8 90 93 7 26,161 37Åtvidaberg N 2,439 1,815 44.8 54.4 89 94 6 28,984 43Åtvidaberg S 2,116 1,739 48.5 50.5 82 93 7 22,485 22Åtvidaberg Ö 2,160 1,680 47.8 50.6 77 84 16 22,001 22Source: 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.Topelius, Christer (1981). Sällsamheter i Östergötland, vol. 2, p. 67.
References
External links
Åtvidaberg Municipality - Official site