Vetlanda Municipality is a municipality in Jnkping County, in southern Sweden where the town Vetlanda (pop. 12,000) is seat
Geography
Vetlanda municipality is the largest municipality in Jnkping County. It borders Eksj Municipality and the town of Mariannelund in the north, Vxj Municipality in the south, Svsj Municipality with Mlilla in the west and east respectively.
The municipality is situated on the Smalandian highlands, an area situated some 250 meter above sea level and also includes the municipalities of Eksj and Nssj. It is a sight worthy nature that is visited by tourists for the scenery alone.
The distance to any of the three largest Swedish cities Malm (south-west), Gteborg (west) and Stockholm (north-east) is rather similar; about 300 km.
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Sävsjö Municipality is a municipality in Jönköping County, in southern Sweden where the town Sävjö (pop. 5,000) is seat.
The industry is dominated by various small companies.
The town of Sävjö is located on the main line railway between Stockholm and Malmö. The distance to Malmö is about 220 kilometers.
Geography
Sävsjö is located on the Smalandian Highlands that in the county also includes the eastern municipality of Vetlanda. It is considerred a scenic nature because the forests are not as dense as in the rest of Smalandia and the terrain is more varied.
History
The area itself, the surroundings, have been inhabited since old times.
Skänninge is a town in the province of Östergötland, Sweden. It has about 3500 inhabitants.
The town is located on the Skena river and goes back to the 11th century, making it one of the oldest towns in Sweden.
Vadstena is a Municipality in Östergötland County, in southeast Sweden. The municipality covers an area of 183.2 km². Of the total population of 7668, 3751 are male, and 3917 are female. The population density of the community is 42 inhabitants per km². It is located by Lake Vättern.
Vadstena Castle is one of Sweden’s best-preserved castles from the Vasa period (circ. 1520-1650).
Here, in 1350, Saint Birgitta, also known as St Bridget of Sweden, founded the first monastery of the Bridgettine Order.
Söderköping is a municipality in Östergötland County, in southeast Sweden. Covering an area of 671.9 km², the municipality has a total population of 13,936 (6,967 males and 6,969 females), giving a population density of 20.7 inhabitants per km².
In 1595 the Riksdag of the Estates assembled at Söderköping and elected Duke Charles regent of Sweden in place of the Catholic Sigismund, who was king of both Sweden and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Söderköping stands at the eastern end of the Göta kanal, a 390-km long canal opened in 1832 to connect Gothenburg to the Baltic Sea by inland waterway.
Skara is a Municipality in Västra Götaland County, in western Sweden. The municipality covers an area of 439.3 km². Of the total population of 18 305, 8 971 are male, and 9 334 are female. The population density of the community is 42 inhabitants per km².
Skara was, according to local legend, founded in AD 988, making it one of the oldest cities in Sweden. At this time it was one of only two cities in what was to become Westrogothia, the other being Lödöse. In AD 1050 it became a bishop's see, which it remains to this day.
