Vimmerby
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| Country | Sweden | ||
| Municipality | Vimmerby Municipality | ||
| County | Kalmar County | ||
| Province | Småland | ||
| Charter | 14th century | ||
| Area [1] | |||
| - Total | 6.82 km² (2.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2005-12-31)[1] | |||
| - Total | 7,827 | ||
| - Density | 1,147/km² (2,970.7/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Vimmerby is a city in Småland in south-eastern Sweden, and the seat of Vimmerby Municipality in Kalmar County. It has a population of 7,827 (2005).
Stångån is a small river running through the city.
In fact, Vimmerby had its charter as early as the 14th century. The main street, Storgatan, still has the shape in which it was built in the medieval time. There are also many old wooden houses in the city.
Vimmerby is currently a tourist attraction due to historical links with Swedish author Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002). The Astrid Lindgren's World is an amusement park for children that has themes from her books, and is visited by fans of hers from around Sweden and Germany.
When Astrid Lindgren wrote her books about the country boy Emil in Lönneberga she used much information from her own upbringing in the rural areas of Vimmerby.
[edit] Gallery
 Old photo from a mansion |
 A group of people in a forest area |
 Vimmerby cirka 1700, in Suecia antiqua et hodierna |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Tätorternas landareal, folkmängd och invånare per km2 2000 och 2005 (xls) (Swedish). Statistics Sweden. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
[edit] External links
- Vimmerby Municipality - Official site
- Astrid Lindgren's World - Theme Park
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Vimmerby is one of 134 towns with the historical City status in Sweden. |
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