Valdemarsvik Municipality

Valdemarsvik Municipality
Valdemarsviks kommun
Valdemarsvik City Hall
Valdemarsvik City Hall
Coat of arms of Valdemarsvik Municipality
Coordinates: 58°12′N 16°36′E / 58.200°N 16.600°E / 58.200; 16.600
CountrySweden
CountyÖstergötland County
SeatValdemarsvik
Area
 • Total
2,049.56 km2 (791.34 sq mi)
 • Land733.82 km2 (283.33 sq mi)
 • Water1,315.74 km2 (508.01 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2023)[2]
 • Total
7,541
 • Density3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceÖstergötland and Småland
Municipal code0563
Websitewww.valdemarsvik.se

Valdemarsvik Municipality (Valdemarsviks kommun) is a municipality in Östergötland County in southeast Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Valdemarsvik.

Valdemarsvik was originally a market town (köping) under the city of Söderköping. When the first local government acts came into force in Sweden in 1863 Valdemarsvik was not made a municipality of its own, but part of Ringarum. It was detached from Ringarum in 1914. The municipal reform of 1971 created the present municipality by reuniting Ringarum with Valdemarsvik and also adding Gryt and a part of the dissolved Tjust-Ed. The latter territory was transferred from Kalmar County.

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

  1. ^ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ^ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2023" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.