Motala

Motala is a town in the Swedish province of Östergötland County and the historic province of Östergötland. It is the capital of the municipality of the same name. Motala is located on the eastern shore of Lake Vättern and the outlet of the river Motala.

History

In 2000, led in Motala in connection with the construction of a new railway track through archaeological investigations. As the area by the Motala River was built a long time, it was hoped to remains an outpost of King Gustav Vasa to come across. Amazed, the archaeologists were against it, as they dug the first 8000 years old arrowhead from flint. To date, the collection has grown to more than 200,000 artefacts, with most objects from the Stone Age and the Middle Ages come.

Long-wave transmitter

1927, the transmitting station of the Swedish long- wave radios built in Motala, the one between two 120 meter high steel lattice towers stretched T antenna used as a transmitting antenna, which still exists today. The city is located almost exactly in the middle between the two largest cities, Stockholm and Gothenburg, both of which could be reached from here. Radio programs were transmitted over telephone lines from the studios in Stockholm to Motala and aired there. The station was in operation until 1962. In the 60s, the transmission operation was moved to Orlunda. On November 30, 1991, the operation of the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation was set 189 kHz in the long wave range of the long-wave frequency.

Today the station in Motala is an interesting technical museum, from which occasionally on the longwave frequency 189 kHz with low-power radio programs are transmitted but the receiver is unlikely to succeed in Germany.

In the district Ervasteby a 332 -meter-high radio mast for FM and TV exists.

Economy

When it was built in the early 19th century, the Gota Canal, Motala be developed into an important trading place on the channel. Motala Verkstad emerged as a world-renowned shipyard and manufacturer of steam engines. In the science fiction novel 20,000 miles under the seas Jules Verne parts of the submarine Nautilus are called manufactured in Motala Verkstad.

Because of the proximity of the long-wave transmitter, the company was founded in Luxor. Luxor soon became one of the largest manufacturers of radios, and later televisions in Sweden. In the 1990s Luxor was acquired by Nokia.

The Motor Museum, a private museum with an extensive collection of historic vehicles is a radio department, are exhibited in the numerous radios of the brand Luxor.

In Motala is a production site of the Swedish automotive supplier Autoliv.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Sophia Isberg, Holzschnitzerin
  • Håkan Samuelsson, Industry Manager
  • Gustav Sandgren, writer
  • Sven- David Sandström, composer
  • Pure Wisell, race car driver
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