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Alvesta Municipality (Alvesta kommun) is a municipality in Kronoberg County, southern Sweden. Its seat is in Alvesta.

Not to be confused with Avesta Municipality.
Alvesta Municipality
Alvesta kommun
Municipality
Alvesta town hall
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 56°54′N 14°33′E
CountrySweden
CountyKronoberg County
SeatAlvesta
Area
[1]
 • Total1,074.26 km2 (414.77 sq mi)
 • Land974.19 km2 (376.14 sq mi)
 • Water100.07 km2 (38.64 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2021)[2]
 • Total20,287
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeSE
ProvinceSmåland
Municipal code0764
Websitewww.alvesta.se

The present municipality was created in 1971, when the market town (köping) Alvesta (instituted in 1945) was amalgamated with four surrounding rural municipalities. Amalgamations had also taken place in 1952 and 1963. The number of original local government entities within the present municipality is twelve.

The municipal arms are from 1951 and depict three bees and a winged wheel. This symbolizes the railway that is so vital for the industry, while the bees signify the hard-working spirit that the locals pride themselves with.

The municipality boasts nature areas and is suitable for fishing, canoeing or playing golf.

The mansion of Huseby is a popular place to visit, located some 15 kilometers south of the town Alvesta, and hosts a couple of museums. There are also old churches scattered around the municipality, some medieval, among them the Alvesta Church.


Localities


There are 6 urban areas (or tätort) in Alvesta 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.

#LocalityPopulation
1Alvesta7,647
2Moheda1,852
3Vislanda1,773
4Grimslöv638
5Torpsbruk354
6Hjortsberga229

Notable natives


Some well-known natives of Alvesta are the national famous magician Joe Labero and the ATP tennis player Jonas Björkman. The former world #1 in the same sport, Mats Wilander, was originally from Torpsbruk in the north part of the municipality.

Swan J. Turnblad (1860–1933) American newspaper publisher associated with Svenska Amerikanska Posten, a Swedish language newspaper once published in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was born in Tubbemåla in Vislanda parish.


Politics


Result of the 2010 election:


References


  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.


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На других языках

[de] Alvesta (Gemeinde)

56.914.5569 Alvesta ist eine Gemeinde (schwedisch kommun) in der schwedischen Provinz Kronobergs län und der historischen Provinz Småland. Der Hauptort der Gemeinde ist Alvesta.
- [en] Alvesta Municipality

[ru] Альвеста (коммуна)

Коммуна Альвеста (швед. Alvesta kommun) — коммуна в лене Крунуберг. Её центр находится в городе Альвеста.


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