Västervik Municipality

Municipality in Kalmar County, Sweden

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

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• Total| 3,596.85 km2 (1,388.75 sq mi)
• Land| 1,874.43 km2 (723.72 sq mi)
• Water| 1,722.42 km2 (665.03 sq mi)
| Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population

(31 December 2021)[2]

• Total| 36,747
• Density| 10/km2 (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

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

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

## Localities[edit]

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

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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

### Twin towns — Sister cities[edit]

The municipality is twinned with:[3]

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

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## References[edit]

* Statistics Sweden

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 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[edit]

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

Places adjacent to Västervik Municipality

|  | Åtvidaberg (Östergötland), Valdemarsvik (Östergötland) |

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Kinda (Östergötland)
Vimmerby |

Västervik

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| Oskarshamn |

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Municipalities and seats of Kalmar County

Municipalities|

* Borgholm
* Emmaboda
* Högsby
* Hultsfred
* Kalmar
* Mönsterås
* Mörbylånga
* Nybro
* Oskarshamn
* Torsås
* Västervik
* Vimmerby

Municipal seats|

* Borgholm
* Emmaboda
* Högsby
* Hultsfred
* Kalmar
* Mönsterås
* Mörbylånga
* Nybro
* Oskarshamn
* Torsås
* Västervik
* Vimmerby

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Localities in Västervik Municipality, Kalmar County, Sweden

Localities|

* Ankarsrum
* Edsbruk
* Gamleby
* Gunnebo
* Hjorted
* Loftahammar
* Överum
* Piperskärr
* Totebo
* Västervik (seat)

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