Vadstena | |
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 Vadstena Town Hall is the oldest in Sweden | |
  Vadstena  Vadstena | |
| Coordinates: 58°27′N 14°54′E / 58.450°N 14.900°E | |
| Country | Sweden |
| Province | Östergötland |
| County | Östergötland County |
| Municipality | Vadstena Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.41 km2 (1.32 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
• Total | 5,613 |
| • Density | 1,645/km2 (4,260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vadstena (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈvâsːˌteːna] ) is a locality and the seat of Vadstena Municipality, Östergötland County, Sweden, with 5,613 inhabitants in 2010.[1] From 1974 to 1979 Vadstena was administered as part of Motala Municipality.
Despite its small population, Vadstena is, for historical reasons, still referred to as a city: though it received its city privileges in 1400), Statistics Sweden only counts as cities Swedish urban localities with more than 10,000 inhabitants.
- ^ a b c "Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2005 och 2010" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.