Västervik Municipality

Västervik Municipality (Swedish: Västerviks kommun) is a municipality in Kalmar County, south-eastern Sweden, with its seat in the city of Västervik.

Västervik Municipality Västerviks kommun
Municipality
Västervik Railway Station
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 57°45′N 16°38′E / 57.750°N 16.633°E / 57.750; 16.633Coordinates: 57°45′N 16°38′E / 57.750°N 16.633°E / 57.750; 16.633
Country	Sweden
County	Kalmar County
Seat	Västervik
Area ^[1]
• Total	3,596.85 km^2 (1,388.75 sq mi)
• Land	1,874.43 km^2 (723.72 sq mi)
• Water	1,722.42 km^2 (665.03 sq mi)
	Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population  (31 December 2021)^[2]
• Total	36,747
• Density	10/km^2 (26/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	SE
Province	Småland
Municipal code	0883
Website	www.vastervik.se

The present municipality was created in 1971, when the former City of Västervik was amalgamated with eight surrounding rural municipalities.

Localities

 

The municipalities of Västervik and (partially) Valdemarsvik belong to the Tjust region with an extensive coastal archipelago.

There are 11 urban areas (also called localities, Swedish: tätorter) in Västervik Municipality.

In the table the localities are listed according to the size of the population as of December 31, 2005. The municipal seat is in bold characters.

#	Locality	Population
1	Västervik	20,694
2	Gamleby	2,805
3	Ankarsrum	1,337
4	Överum	1,270
5	Gunnebo	989
6	Piperskärr	462
7	Loftahammar	432
8	Hjorted	338
9	Edsbruk	311
10	Totebo	256
11	Almvik	202

Government and politics

Distribution of the 57 seats in the municipal council after the 2010 election:

• Moderate Party 21
• Social Democratic Party 21
• Centre Party 4
• Green Party 2
• Liberal People's Party 2
• Left Party 2
• Sweden Democrats 2
• Socialisterna 1
• Kommunpartiet VDM 1
• Christian Democrats 1

Results of the 2010 Swedish general election in Västervik:

• Social Democratic Party 39.9%
• Moderate Party 25.8%
• Centre Party 7.3%
• Liberal People's Party 5.5%
• Green Party 5.4%
• Sweden Democrats 5.2%
• Left Party 5.1%
• Christian Democrats 4.7%

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Sweden

Twin towns — Sister cities

The municipality is twinned with:^[3]

Tønder Municipality, Denmark   Närpes, Finland   Akranes, Iceland   Ventspils, Latvia   Bamble, Norway

References

• Statistics Sweden

1. (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
2. "Folkmängd i riket, län och kommuner 31 december 2021" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. February 22, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
3. "404 trasig länk - Västerviks kommun". {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Västervik Municipality.

• Västervik Municipality - Official site
• Västervik Tourism Official site - In Swedish, English and German
• (in Swedish) Article Västervik in Nordisk Familjebok
• Coat of arms