Valdemarsvik Municipality

Valdemarsvik is a municipality (in Swedish kommun ) in the Swedish province of Östergötland County and the counties of Östergötland and Småland. The main town of the municipality is Valdemarsvik.

The name of the community refers to the Danish King Waldemar II, who gave an exploration of this area in order. In summer the population due to the many tourists who are recovering here strongly increases.

Geography

The landscape of the town is characterized by a highly indented coastline and many skerries. With all the bays the coastline is 700 km long here. The largest bay is called Valdemarsviken and is lined with up to 70 meters high mountains.

Attractions

In place Gusum one finds a remarkable glassworks and a museum dedicated to the products made ​​of brass. The museum is located in a former factory, the first in Sweden began with the production of zippers 1931.

Larger towns

  • Gryt
  • Gusum
  • Ringarum
  • Valdemarsvik
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